Abnormalities in chelipeds of the crab Cancer johngarthi off the southwest coast of the peninsula of Baja California, Mexico.

The article focuses on the study by Ramírez-Rodríguez and colleagues on the morphological abnormalities of the crab Cancer johngarthi off the Southwest Coast of the Peninsula of Baja California in Mexico. It relates that the study is undertaken through a fishing survey to obtain information about the stock abundance, distribution, and population dynamics of the crabs. Results of the study reveal the mentioned abnormalities in ten specimens of the crab in December 2002.