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| Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861 [1]
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Cancer bellianus, the toothed rock crab, is a common species of crab in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. It grows up to 130 mm in carapace length, and is pale brown with red spots [2]. It is found at depths from 50 m to over 730 m [3]. Its geographical range extends from near Höfn on the south coast of Iceland (at nearly 64° N) south to Morocco, including the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands [4]. While the species is sometimes abundant in the south of its range, it is uncommon further north; all the specimens from Brittany and further north were male, and are thought to be recent travellers from further south, rather than representing a stable northern population [5].
C. bellianus is caught as bycatch by artisan fishermen targeting Palinurus elephas, and as much as 10 t can be caught annually [4].
References
- ^ Charles Fransen (2007-06-12). "Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861". European Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ M.J. de Kluijver & S.S. Ingalsuo. "Cancer bellianus". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea. Universiteit van Amsterdam. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ J. A. Quiles, V. Rico, V. M. Tuset, J. I. Santana and J. A. González (2001). "Notes on the biology of Cancer bellianus (Brachyura, Cancridae) around the Canary Islands". Hydrobiologia. 449: 193–199. doi:10.1023/A:1017546615270.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Pinho, M. R., J. M. Gonçalves & H. R. Martins (2001). "Biology and abundance of Cancer bellianus (Decapoda, Brachyura) around the Azores". ICES Journal of Marine Science. 58: 896–903. doi:10.1006/jmsc.2001.1079.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ James Mason and C. Davidson (1965). "Cancer bellianus Johnson in Northern Atlantic waters (Decapod Brachyura)". Crustaceana. 10 (3): 318–320. doi:10.1163/156854066X00261.
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