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