Cancer plebejus is a species of crab in the genus Cancer. Its common name is the Chilean crab.[1]

Cancer plebejus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Cancridae
Genus: Cancer
Species:
C. plebejus
Binomial name
Cancer plebejus
Poeppig, 1836

Distribution

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C. plebejus can be found off the coast of Chile and Peru.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  2. ^ "Cancer plebejus, Chilean crab". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-24.