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Cancer plebejus

Cancer plebejus

Poeppig, 1836
Family: Cancridae
Order: Decapoda
Class: Malacostraca
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Cancer plebejus is a species of crab in the genus Cancer. Its common name is the Chilean crab.

Distribution: C. plebejus can be found off the coast of Chile and Peru.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cancer plebejus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
220423519/03/2024ChileRegión de Los LagosAncud, ChiloéHugo Caverzasi
156413112/03/2022ChileRegión de Los LagosPuñihuil, ChiloéNicolas Olejnik
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cancer plebejus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.