Species FAO code: CMR

Carcinus aestuarii

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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
Belgium	fr Crabe nl Krab	–
Cyprus	el κάβουρας	–
Czech Republic	cs Krabi cs Krabi	–
Denmark	da Middelhavsstrandkrabbe	–
Greece	el Τσαγανός	–
Italy	it Granchio da moleca	–
Slovenia	sl sredozemska obrežna rakovica	–
Spain	es Cangrejo mediterráneo	Balearic Islands: Cama serrada Catalonia: Cranc verd Galicia: Cangrexo do mediterráneo

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847

Scientific name

Carcinus aestuarii

Author

Nardo, 1847

Rank

Species

FAO code

CMR

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - InfraorderBrachyura
        FamilyPortunidae
        GenusCarcinus
        SpeciesCarcinus aestuarii

Synonyms

Carcinus mediterraneus Czerniavsky, 1884
Portunus menoides Rafinesque, 1817

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847

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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Carcinus aestuarii

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest