Where does the Edible Crab live?
Cancer pagurus has 87,206 records in 27 countries and territories, from 1776 to 2026. Most records come from Netherlands.
- 87,206 records
- 27 places
- 134 years recorded
- Malacostraca class
AnimaliaArthropodaMalacostracaDecapodaCancridaeCancer
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
17762026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 45,965 | |
| United Kingdom | 25,871 | |
| Ireland | 3,261 | |
| France | 2,712 | |
| Germany | 2,064 | |
| Sweden | 1,833 | |
| Norway | 1,309 | |
| Portugal | 1,098 | |
| Jersey | 1,055 | |
| Isle of Man | 674 | |
| Denmark | 571 | |
| Belgium | 243 | |
| Guernsey | 195 | |
| ZZ | 149 | |
| Spain | 99 | |
| Lebanon | 32 | |
| Türkiye | 21 | |
| Georgia | 19 | |
| Faroe Islands | 5 | |
| Italy | 5 | |
| Morocco | 5 | |
| United States | 4 | |
| Croatia | 3 | |
| Libya | 2 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 1 | |
| Tunisia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Cancridae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.