Chionoecetes japonicus

(Rathbun, 1932)

Vernacular names
English : Beni-Zuwai crab
French : Crabe de Beni-Zuwai

Classification
Class : Malacostraca
Order : Decapoda
Family : Oregoniidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Large crab species with a near round body being 10 cm in diameter. Front part of body shows a few large spines. Very long pink-red legs. Body coloration is usually uniform pinkish-red with bright red spines.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in the north-western Pacific Ocean, around north China, Korea, Russia and Japan. Lives around rocky bottoms and pits, from 200 to 2700 meters deep, in cold waters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species is common within suitable habitat and has yet to be assessed. Catching this species and relatives is tightly controlled.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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