Question: what is the difference between snow crab and opilio crab?
Answer: There are two species of snow crab, chionoecetes bairdi and chionoecetes opilio. The Bairdi is the larger of the two species reaching sizes of 3 to 5 pounds while the opilio only reaches 1.5 to 2.5 pounds. ... Bairdi snow crab is known through-out Alaska and among most crab lovers as the best crab available on the market.