Species FAO code: EIK

Eriphia verrucosa

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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 Krabbe [Eriphia spinifrons synonym for Eriphia verrucosa] de Schwarze Steinkrabbe [Eriphia spinifrons synonym for Eriphia verrucosa]	–
Belgium	fr Crabe nl Krab	–
Bulgaria	bg Пагур [Eriphia spinifrons synonym for Eriphia verrucosa]	–
Croatia	hr grmalj	–
Cyprus	el κάβουρας	–
Germany	de Krabbe [Eriphia spinifrons synonym for Eriphia verrucosa] de Schwarze Steinkrabbe [Eriphia spinifrons synonym for Eriphia verrucosa]	–
Italy	it Favollo	–
Netherlands	nl Wrattige krab	–
Portugal	pt Caranguejo pt Caranguejo-murraceiro	–
Slovenia	sl trnastočela rakovica [Eriphia spinifrons synonym for Eriphia verrucosa]	–
Spain	es Cangrejo moruno	Balearic Islands: Cranc pelut Canary Islands: Cangrejo moruno Canary Islands: Jaca Galicia: Rabuda

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Eriphia verrucosa (Forsskål, 1775)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Eriphia verrucosa (Forsskål, 1775)

Scientific name

Eriphia verrucosa

Author

(Forsskål, 1775)

Rank

Species

FAO code

EIK

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - InfraorderBrachyura
        FamilyEriphiidae
        GenusEriphia
        SpeciesEriphia verrucosa

Synonyms

Eriphia spinifrons canariensis
Eriphia spinifrons Rathke, 1837
Eriphia spinifrons var. canariensis Balss, 1921
Cancer spinifrons Herbst, 1785
Eriphia orientalis Czerniavsky, 1884
Eriphia spinifrons orientalis
Eriphia spinifrons angusta
Eriphia spinifrons mediterranea
Cancer verrucosa Forskal, 1775

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Eriphia verrucosa (Forsskål, 1775)

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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Eriphia verrucosa

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea