Species FAO code: CWE

Metacarcinus edwardsii

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Bogenkrabbe de Taschenkrebs	–
Belgium	fr Crabe nl Krab	–
Denmark	da Chilensk taskekrabbe	–
France	fr tourteau du Pacifique (its meat can be sold as crab meat) [Cancer edwardsi synonym for Metacarcinus edwardsii]	–
Germany	de Taschenkrebs de Bogenkrabbe	–
Italy	it Granciporro del Pacifico [Cancer edwardsii synonym for Metacarcinus edwardsii]	–
Slovenia	sl velike rakovice	–
Spain	es Buey austral [Cancer edwardsii synonym for Metacarcinus edwardsii]	Galicia: Boi austral [Cancer edwardsii synonym for Metacarcinus edwardsii]
Sweden	sv Chilekrabba [Cancer edwardsii synonym for Metacarcinus edwardsii]	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Metacarcinus edwardsii (Bell, 1835)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Pacific, Southeast

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Metacarcinus edwardsii (Bell, 1835)

Scientific name

Metacarcinus edwardsii

Author

(Bell, 1835)

Rank

Species

FAO code

CWE

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - InfraorderBrachyura
        FamilyCancridae
        GenusMetacarcinus
        SpeciesMetacarcinus edwardsii

Synonyms

Cancer edwardsii var. annulipes Miers, 1881
Cancer edwardsi Bell, 1835
Cancer edwardsii Bell, 1835

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Metacarcinus edwardsii (Bell, 1835)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0306 — Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
  - Frozen
    - 0306 14 — Crabs
      - 0306 14 05 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 14 90 — Other
  - Not frozen
    - 0306 24 — Crabs
      - 0306 24 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 24 80 — Other
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - 1605 10 00 — Crab

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