Summary The famous Dungeness crab is Alaska's most profitable crab species. This crab prefers sandy areas and is especially prevalent in eelgrass areas. A related species, the [[Metacarcinus gracilis|Graceful rock crab (''Metacarcinus gracilis'')]] is very similar but smaller and lacks the strongly toothed dorsal margin of the claws seen in the Dungeness.
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
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