Food Habits
Cancer magister eat a variety of marine invertebrates and fish. As juveniles, the Dungeness crabs feed on fish, shrimp, molluscs and crustaceans. Adults feed on bivalves, crustaceans and fishes. The crabs are able to open shells by chipping away at them with their heavy pinching claws.
Animal Foods: carrion ; mollusks; aquatic crustaceans; zooplankton
Primary Diet: carnivore (Insectivore , Eats non-insect arthropods)
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