| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | CARCINUS MAENAS |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | SHORE CRAB |
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| DESCRIPTION | This is the most common crab to be encountered around the British coasts. With many colour variations ranging from blue to greens and browns the jagged front edge is the main ID feature. Occasionally patterned varieties are seen. |
| DISTRIBUTION | All coasts. |
| HABITAT | All types of shores and estuaries usually beneath rocks. |
| BEST TIME TO SEE | All year round but can be seen in great numbers in late summer. |