Paralithodes camtschaticus Red king crab

Paralithodes camtschaticus is commonly referred to as Red king crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3305 

AphiaID:

233889 

Scientific:

Paralithodes camtschaticus 

German:

Königskrabbe, Oslo-Kamtschatka-Krabbe, Monsterkrabbe 

English:

Red King Crab 

Category:

Krabben 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Lithodidae (Family) > Paralithodes (Genus) > camtschaticus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Tilesius, ), 1815 

Occurrence:

Russland, the North Sea, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Barents Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, Corea, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Invasive Species, Japan, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Scandinavia, the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk 

Sea depth:

0 - 419 Meter 

Size:

up to 11.02" (28 cm) 

Weight:

1.012 Tonnen 

Temperature:

30.2 °F - 64.4 °F (-1°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Clam meat, Clams, Crabs, Frozen Food (large sort), omnivore, Predatory, Sea urchins, Smelts, Snails, Starfishs, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Paralithodes brevipes
• Paralithodes californiensis
• 
  Paralithodes camtschaticus
  Königskrabbe, Oslo-Kamtschatka-Krabbe, Monsterkrabbe
• Paralithodes platypus
• Paralithodes rathbuni

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-08-27 17:17:10 

Last edit:

2020-10-10 17:18:54 

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