There are few other species of snow crab, but the well-known aside from the Opilio crab is the Bairdi crab. Bairdi crabs are bigger than Opilio and are also more scarce to find. Since Bairdi crabs are bigger, that means they also have high meat content. Bairdi crab is also known as tanner crab and scientifically called as Chionoecetes Bairdi.  When it comes to the appearance, Bairdi crab is very different as it has short tails. Though they are under the same family, Bairdi crab meat tends to have a subtle sweet flavor while Opilio crab does not have that sweet taste.  While an Opilio crab can be caught using trawling methods, Bairdi crab is mainly caught using crab pots or by using Crab traps. But both of them are found in  the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Bering sea. Opilio crab and a Bairdi snow crab are the two crabs under the snow crab family that most people consume.