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title: "Raczyniec jadalny"
description: "Carcinus maenas — Inne zwierzęta. Carcinus maenas is a common littoral crab."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/european-green-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Raczyniec jadalny

> Carcinus maenas — Inne zwierzęta. Carcinus maenas is a common littoral crab.

- Scientific name: *Carcinus maenas*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 44638
- Wikidata: [Q27779](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27779)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52523](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52523)

## Names

- en: European Green Crab
- de: Gemeine Strandkrabbe
- es: Cangrejo verde europeo
- fr: Crabe vert
- nl: Strandkrab
- pl: Raczyniec jadalny

## Countries with the most observations

US (12175), GB (9935), CA (4975), FR (3541), NL (1781), DE (1707), DK (1687), PT (1307), AU (1003), IE (949), ES (928), NO (672)

## Summary

Carcinus maenas is a common littoral crab. It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name European green crab. The European Green Crab is native to Europe and North Africa.
Carcinus maenas is a widespread invasive species, listed among the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species. It is native to the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea, but has colonised similar habitats in Australia, South Africa, South America, and both Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America…

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

## Photo

![Raczyniec jadalny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-green-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: Haley Gladitsch · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183003474

## Machine access

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