Description
English: Blue Chionoecetes opilio
日本語: しまね海洋館アクアスに展示されていた謎の青いズワイガニ
한국어: 푸른 색을 띄는 대게.
Date 2 May 2011
Source 投稿者自身撮影
Author Blue Rose Man
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Chionoecetes_opilio.JPG

Chionoecetes opilio, also known as snow crab, is a predominantly epifaunal crustacean native to shelf depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and north Pacific Ocean. It is a well-known commercial species of Chionoecetes, often caught with traps or by trawling. Male C. opilio with a total length above 91 millimetres (3.6 in) long are the most commonly trapped, especially around Canada and Newfoundland. This crab genus is found across northern parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. There are seven species in the genus Chionoecetes, all of which bear the name "snow crab." Chionoecetes opilio is also related to Chionoecetes tanneri, commonly known as the tanner crab, and other crab species found in the cold, northern oceans. Order: Decapoda, Infraorder: Brachyura, Family: Oregoniidae.