According to query five.com, pike crab is a sea crab, not a river crab. Pike crab is one of the most common types of sea crabs with delicious flavor and high nutritional value. Pike crabs have three warts on their backs, hence the scientific name Pike Crab with Three Warts. The main production areas of pike crabs are the East China Sea, Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, and they can be caught after the sea opens on August 1 every year. Pike crab in the north is generally known as "Dafei crab", in the south is called "pike crab" or "gun crab".