Dungeness Crab
(Metacarcinus magister)
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![Photo of a Dungeness Crab](/static/species/speciesinfo/dungenesscrab/images/adfg_dungeness_crab_molt.jpg)
Legal-sized Dungeness crab grow about 25 mm or 1 inch every time they molt (shed their exoskeleton). The large crab on the bottom recently shed the small shell on the top of this photograph.