swap_horiz Great Spider Crab Alternatives

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Dungeness Crab

The Dungeness crab (Cancridae) is a large Pacific crab species found primarily off the coast of Washington state. Its no...

Commercial Large Pacific Edible

9.3 Excellent

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Blue Crab

The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is a commercially important species of swimming crab inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean a...

Commercial Swimming Edible Atlantic

9.2 Excellent

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Mud Crab

The mud crab, scientifically known as *Portunidae*, is a large crustacean inhabiting mangrove and estuarine environments...

Mangrove Large Edible Indo Pacific

9.2 Excellent

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Stone Crab

The stone crab is a species of marine crab within the family Menippidae. It’s recognized for its ability to regenerate o...

Commercial Edible Atlantic Menippidae

9.1 Excellent

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Blue King Crab

Blue King Crab (Lithodidae) is a substantial crab species inhabiting the cold waters off Alaska and Russia. Its large si...

Large Edible Alaska Lithodidae

8.8 Great

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European Edible Crab

The European edible crab (Cancer didius) is a substantial crab native to the North Sea and parts of the Atlantic Ocean....

Europe Commercial Edible Atlantic

8.8 Great

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Tanner Crab

The Tanner crab is a species of marine decapod crustacean belonging to the family Oregoniidae, commonly found across the...

Commercial Large Edible Alaska

8.7 Great

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Blue Swimming Crab

The blue swimming crab, commonly identified as Portunus pelagicus, is a marine swimming crab of the Indo-Pacific region...

Commercial Large Edible Indo Pacific

8.6 Great

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Jonah Crab

The Jonah crab is a marine crustacean scientifically known as Cancer borealis, native to the eastern coast of North Amer...

Commercial Edible Northeast Atlantic

8.5 Great

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Atlantic Rock Crab

The Atlantic Rock Crab (Cancer irroratus) is a marine crustacean found along the Atlantic coast of North America from La...

Edible Northeast Atlantic Intertidal

7.8 Good

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European Spider Crab

The European spider crab (*Maja squinado*) is a large marine crustacean native to the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern...

Europe Mediterranean Large Edible

7.6 Good

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Velvet Swimming Crab

The Velvet Swimming Crab is a marine crustacean found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, wher...

Europe Marine Atlantic Intertidal

7.5 Good

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Brown King Crab

The brown king crab is a crustacean found in the deep waters of the North Pacific Ocean, commercially harvested alongsid...

Edible Atlantic Deep Sea Lithodidae

7.4 Good

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Blue Land Crab

The blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) is a large, primarily terrestrial crab native to tropical and subtropical Atlant...

Large Caribbean Edible Terrestrial

7.4 Good

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Flying Crab

The Flying Crab is a marine crustacean found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, recognized for its exceptional swimming...

Europe Marine Atlantic Sandy

7.1 Good

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Deep-sea Golden Crab

The deep-sea golden crab is a marine crab commonly identified with Chaceon fenneri, a species of the family Geryonidae f...

Commercial Edible Atlantic Deep Sea

6.9 Fair

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Sheep Crab

The sheep crab, Loxorhynchus grandis, is a large spider crab of the Pacific coast of North America. It lives on rocky re...

Large Marine Pacific West Coast

6.8 Fair

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Masking Crab

The masking crab is a specialized marine crustacean known for actively camouflaging its body by cutting and placing piec...

Europe Marine Atlantic Camouflage

6.8 Fair

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Deep-sea Red Crab

The deep-sea red crab is a geryonid marine crab associated with the continental slopes of the Atlantic Ocean. Its red-or...

Commercial Edible Atlantic Deep Sea

6.8 Fair

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Atlantic Deepsea Red Crab

The Atlantic deepsea red crab is a deep-water crab of the genus Chaceon, especially associated with Chaceon quinquedens...

Marine Edible Atlantic Deep Sea

6.5 Fair