Cancer productus
(Red Rock Crab)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #4338)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
John Brown's Beach, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Under large rocks
Photo Date
July 16, 2006
Upload Date
September 26, 2008
Elevation (m)
Latitude
Longitude
Photo ID #
4338
Comments
Juvenile Cancer productus often exhibit unusual colors and patterns, sometimes spotted or striped or solid white, pink etc. At around ~7-10 cm they become the solid brick-red of the adults. Photo taken with the Pentax Optio W10 camera.