Editing Cancer pagurus (section)

{{Short description|Species of crustacean}}
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| image = Cancer pagurus.jpg
| taxon = Cancer pagurus
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]
| synonyms =
*''Cancer fimbriatus'' <small>Olivi, 1792</small>
*''Platycarcinus pagurus'' <small>H. Milne-Edwards, 1834</small>
*''Platycarcinus pagurus'' <small>Couch, 1838</small>
*''Cancer luederwaldti'' <small>Rathbun, 1930</small>
| synonyms_ref = &nbsp;<ref name="Macrobenthos">{{cite web |url=http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/crustacea.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=183 |author1=Mario J. de Kluijver |author2=Sarita S. Ingalsuo |title=Cancer pagurus |work=Macrobenthos of the North Sea |publisher=[[University of Amsterdam|Universiteit van Amsterdam]] |access-date=August 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608141444/http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/crustacea.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=183 |archive-date=June 8, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''''Cancer pagurus''''', commonly known as the '''edible crab''' or '''brown crab''', is a species of [[crab]] found in the [[North Sea]], North [[Atlantic Ocean]], and perhaps the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. It is a robust crab of a reddish-brown colour, having an oval [[carapace]] with a characteristic "pie crust" edge and black tips to the claws. A mature adult may have a carapace width up to {{convert|25|cm|in|0|abbr=off}} and weigh up to {{convert|3|kg|lb|frac=2|abbr=off}}. ''C. pagurus'' is a nocturnal predator, targeting a range of molluscs and crustaceans. It is the subject of the largest [[crab fisheries|crab fishery]] in [[Western Europe]], centred on the coasts of the Ireland and Britain, with more than 60,000&nbsp;tonnes caught annually.