An all-white Dungeness crab was recently caught by commercial fishermen on the North Oregon Coast and given to the Seaside Aquarium. According to officials with Oregon Fish & Wildlife, white Dungeness Crabs appear once in every two to three million crabs. The caught crab is not albino as it has black eyes. The white color is due to a condition known as “leucism,” it causes a partial loss of pigment. At the Aquarium, the crab was named “Sour Cream.” He has no front pinchers so he is hand-fed, and has a tank to himself. They are hoping that when he molts, he may grow new pinchers. Officials estimate Sour Cream’s age at about four to five-years. Dungeness Crab can live to ten-years.
