name: Dungeness Crab
flavor_db_name_variants: dungeness crab
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Dungeness crab
id: 354
name_scientific: Cancer magister
description: The Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister (formerly Cancer magister), is a species of crab that inhabits eelgrass beds and water bottoms on the west coast of North America. It typically grows to 20 cm across the carapace and is a popular seafood prized for its sweet and tender flesh. Its common name comes from the port of Dungeness, Washington.
itis_id: 98675
wikipedia_id: Dungeness crab
picture_file_name: 359.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 91158
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:39:47.000Z
legacy_id: 386
food_group: Aquatic foods
food_subgroup: Crustaceans
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:37.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:23.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 29965
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00354