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King Crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus
Also known as: Red King Crab • Kamchatka crab • red king crab
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Lithodidae• Order: Decapoda
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
King Crab, Red King Crab, Kamchatka crab, red king crab, Alaskan king crab, Alaskan king stone crab, Japanese crab, Russian crab, king crab
Class:
Malacostraca
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
9
Countries
Top Locations
Tenakee Seaplane Base, Tenakee Springs, AK 99841, USA
1
Juneau, Alaska, United States
1
о. килдин, Мурманская область, RU
1
Glacier Bay, AK
1
Juneau, AK, US
1
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First: 6/15/2011 · Latest: 4/29/2026
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