page_title: Red king crab
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Red king crab / Description
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Камчатский краб (Paralithodes camtschatica) Latina: Paralithodes camtschatica English: Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschatica) Français&#160;: Crabe royal du Kamtchatka (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Deutsch: Königskrabbe (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Español: Cangrejo Rojo Gigante (Paralithodes camtschatica) Italiano: Granchio gigante (Paralithodes camtschatica)
context_page_description: The red king crab, also called Kamchatka crab or Alaskan king crab, is a species of king crab native to the far northern Pacific Ocean, including the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, but also introduced to the Barents Sea. It grows to a leg span of 1.8 m, and is heavily targeted by fisheries.
context_section_description: The red king crab is the largest species of king crab. Red king crabs can reach a carapace width up to 28 cm (11 in), a leg span of 1.8 m (5.9 ft), and a weight of 12.7 kg (28 lb). Males grow larger than females. Today, red king crabs infrequently surpass 17 cm (7 in) in carapace width and the average male landed in the Bering Sea weighs 2.9 kg (6.4 lb). It was named after the color it turns when it is cooked rather than the color of a living animal, which tends to be more burgundy.
caption: Paralithodes camtschaticus
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