Crab
| Crab | ||||||||||||||||
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| A marine crustacean with two powerful pincers. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season |  All
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| Size (inches) | 1–20
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| XP | Crab Pot: 5 Fishing XP | |||||||||||||||
| Energy | Inedible | |||||||||||||||
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Aged Roe (+40%)
The Crab is a fish that can be caught using a Crab Pot in any saltwater body of water. It can also be dropped by a Rock Crab (15% chance) or Lava Crab (25% chance) when slain. It can also randomly be found at the Traveling Cart for 
300–1,000g. Like all fish caught from the crab pot, it cannot be eaten unless it is used in a Cooking recipe.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Neutral |  Demetrius •  Elliott •  Leo •  Linus •  Pam •  Sebastian •  Willy
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| Dislike |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Dwarf •  Emily •  George •  Gus •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Lewis •  Marnie •  Maru •  Penny •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Shane •  Vincent •  Wizard
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| Hate |  Evelyn •  Haley •  Pierre
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Bundles
A Crab is an option for the 
Crab Pot Bundle in the Fish Tank.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Buff(s) | Buff Duration | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Crab Cakes | Crab, bread crumbs, and egg formed into patties then fried to a golden brown. |  Crab (1) Wheat Flour (1) Egg (1) Oil (1)
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 225 101
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 Speed (+1) Defense (+1)
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 16m 47s
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275g
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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100 45
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N/A | N/A |
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220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (4) Any Fish (1)
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N/A | N/A | N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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N/A | N/A |
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75g
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Fish Pond
Crabs can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 3 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. Typical output includes red Crab Roe, Seaweed, and various Trash items, but more valuable items are possible starting at population 5.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| Before Quest | After Quest | ||
| 3 | 5 | 5 Clay | 35 |
| 5 | 7 | 10 Bug Meat or 5 Quartz | 35 |
| 7 | 10 | 1 Sea Urchin, 5 Solar Essence, or 1 Wild Bait | 35 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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13 | 1-4 | 13% | 3-6% |
| 5-8 | 12% | 6-9% | ||
| 9-10 | 11% | 9-10% | ||
| Seaweed (1-3)
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10 | 1-4 | 9% | 2-4% |
| 5-8 | 9% | 5-7% | ||
| 9-10 | 8% | 7-8% | ||
 Trash (1)
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10 | 1-4 | 8% | 1.9-4% |
| 5-8 | 7% | 4-6% | ||
| 9-10 | 6% | 6% | ||
 Driftwood (1)
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10 | 1-4 | 4% | 1-2% |
| 5-8 | 4% | 2.1-3% | ||
| 9-10 | 3% | 3% | ||
 Broken Glasses (1)
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10 | 1-4 | 4% | 0.9-1.9% |
| 5-8 | 4% | 2-3% | ||
| 9-10 | 3% | 3% | ||
 Broken CD (1)
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10 | 1-4 | 4% | 0.9-1.8% |
| 5-8 | 3% | 1.9-3% | ||
| 9-10 | 3% | 3% | ||
 Soggy Newspaper (1)
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10 | 1-4 | 4% | 0.9-1.7% |
| 5-8 | 3% | 1.8-3% | ||
| 9-10 | 3% | 3% | ||
 Coral (1)
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13 | 5-8 | 6% | 4-5% |
| 9-10 | 6% | 5-6% | ||
 Sea Urchin (1)
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16 | 5-8 | 5% | 3-4% |
| 9-10 | 4% | 4% | ||
 Warp Totem: Beach (1)
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10 | 9-10 | 7% | 6-7% |
 Nautilus Shell (1)
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14 | 9-10 | 2% | 1.7-1.9% |
| Nothing | 1-4 | 54% | 89-78% | |
| 5-8 | 47% | 71-58% | ||
| 9-10 | 43% | 50-46% |
Quests
Crab is not used in any quests.
Tailoring
Crab can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. 
It can be also used as a red dye color at the dye pots in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Notes
After being dropped by a Rock Crab, a crab will bounce around until it is picked up.