---
title: "Northern Kelp Crab"
description: "Pugettia producta — Autres animaux. Pugettia producta, known as the northern kelp crab or shield-backed kelp crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/northern-kelp-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Kelp Crab

> Pugettia producta — Autres animaux. Pugettia producta, known as the northern kelp crab or shield-backed kelp crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae.

- Scientific name: *Pugettia producta*
- Category: `other` (Autres animaux)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- iNaturalist observations: 17265
- Wikidata: [Q6495091](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6495091)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49723](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49723)

## Names

- en: Northern Kelp Crab
- es: Cangrejo norteño del kelp

## Countries with the most observations

US (12369), CA (4388), MX (21)

## Summary

Pugettia producta, known as the northern kelp crab or shield-backed kelp crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pugettia_producta

## Photo

![Northern Kelp Crab](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-kelp-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carolyn Prentice · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277242784

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-kelp-crab?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).