Species FAO code: DUN

Metacarcinus magister

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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 Kalifornischer Taschenkrebs [Cancer magister synonym for Metacarcinus magister] de Taschenkrebs	–
Belgium	fr Crabe nl Krab	–
Denmark	da Dugeness-taskekrabbe [Cancer magister synonym for Metacarcinus magister]	–
Estonia	et Vaikse ookeani taskukrabi [Cancer magister synonym for Metacarcinus magister]	–
Germany	de Kalifornischer Taschenkrebs [Cancer magister synonym for Metacarcinus magister] de Taschenkrebs de Bogenkrabbe	–
Italy	it Granciporro	–
Romania	ro Crab [Cancer magister synonym for Metacarcinus magister]	–
Slovenia	sl kalifornijska žepasta rakovica [Cancer magister synonym for Metacarcinus magister] sl velike rakovice	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Metacarcinus magister (Dana, 1852)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Metacarcinus magister (Dana, 1852)

Scientific name

Metacarcinus magister

Author

(Dana, 1852)

Rank

Species

FAO code

DUN

Taxonomic classification

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

Synonyms

Cancer magister Dana, 1852

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Metacarcinus magister (Dana, 1852)

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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Metacarcinus magister

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 67 - Pacific, Northeast

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central