Species FAO code: LIO

Necora puber

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Crabe fr Etrille nl Krab nl Zwemkrab	–
Czech Republic	cs Krabi	–
Denmark	da Fløjlssvømmekrabbe	–
France	fr étrille	–
Ireland	en Velvet swimcrab ga Luaineachán	–
Latvia	lv Krabis [Portunus puber synonym for Necora puber]	–
Lithuania	lt aksominis krabas plaukikas	–
Portugal	pt Navalheira pt Caranguejo	–
Spain	es Nécora	Asturias: Andarica Catalonia: Cranc vermell

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767

Scientific name

Necora puber

Author

Linnaeus, 1767

Rank

Species

FAO code

LIO

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - InfraorderBrachyura
        FamilyPortunidae
        GenusNecora
        SpeciesNecora puber

Synonyms

Macropipus puber (Linnaeus, 1767)
Cancer velutinus Pennant, 1777
Portunus puber (Linnaeus)
Liocarcinus puber Manning & Holthuis, 1981
Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767
Polybius (Necora) puber (Linnaeus, 1767)

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0306 — Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
  - Frozen
    - 0306 14 — Crabs
      - 0306 14 05 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 14 90 — Other
  - Not frozen
    - 0306 24 — Crabs
      - 0306 24 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 24 80 — Other
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - 1605 10 00 — Crab

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Necora puber

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea