Jonah crab

Jonah crab

Taxobox | name = Jonah crab
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Malacostraca
subclassis = Crustacea
ordo = Decapoda
infraordo = Brachyura
familia = Cancridae
genus = "Cancer"
species = "C. borealis"
binomial = "Cancer borealis"
binomial_authority = Stimpson, 1859

The Jonah crab ("Cancer borealis") is a species of crab found on the Atlantic coast of North America. It is closely related to the Dungeness crab of the Pacific coast,and is known for its strong claws, although it is not a very aggressive species [cite web|url=http://www.biomescenter.com/jonahcrab_learn.htm |title=Jonah crab |publisher=Biomes Marine Biology Center |accessdate=2006-08-08] . The claws are so well muscled that they are generally prized as food over legs, which are more typically prized in other crab species. It has been fished on a small scale since the 1970s, with less than 1,500 tonnes being caught annually [cite web|url=http://www.fishbase.org/report/FAO/FAOCatchList.cfm?c_code=&areacode=&scientific=Cancer%20borealis&english=|title=FAO catches list |publisher=FishBase |accessdate=2006-08-08] . In recent years its popularity has been growing.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Jonah crab — Jonah Jo nah, n. The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious. [1913 Webster] {Jonah crab} (Zo[ o]l.), a large crab ({Cancer borealis}) of the eastern coast of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jonah crab — ☆ Jonah crab n. a large, reddish, edible crab (Cancer borealis) of the NE coast of North America …   English World dictionary

  • Jonah crab — noun large red deep water crab of the eastern coast of North America • Syn: ↑Cancer borealis • Hypernyms: ↑crab • Member Holonyms: ↑Cancer, ↑genus Cancer * * * noun Usage …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jonah crab — a large, red, deepwater crab, Cancer borealis, of the east coast of North America. [1880 85, Amer.] * * *       North American crab species (Cancer borealis) closely related to the Dungeness crab (q.v.). * * * …   Universalium

  • Jonah — Jo nah, n. The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious. [1913 Webster] {Jonah crab} (Zo[ o]l.), a large crab ({Cancer borealis}) of the eastern coast of the United… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crab fisheries — Crabbing redirects here. For the process in woollen textile finishing by that name, see decatising. For the aircraft landing maneuver of that name, see crosswind landing. Crab boat from the North Frisian Islands working the North Sea Crab… …   Wikipedia

  • Crab — For other uses, see Crab (disambiguation). Crabs Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent …   Wikipedia

  • crab — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A short tailed or soft tailed crustacean] Syn. podothalmian, Brachyura, Anomura ( both Latin), seafood; see shellfish . Kinds of crabs include: softshell, hardshell, deep sea, king, horseshoe, blue, spider, giant spider,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Dungeness crab — /dun jeuh nes , dun jeuh nes / an edible crab, Cancer magister, of shallow Pacific coastal waters from northern California to Alaska. [1920 25; after Dungeness, village in NW Washington] * * * Edible crab (Cancer magister) found along the Pacific …   Universalium

  • Dungeness crab — measuring 17 cm (6.7 in) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”