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| image_caption = ''C. bairdi''
| image_caption = [[Tanner crab]], ''[[Chionoecetes bairdi]]''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| phylum = [[Arthropoda]]
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| genus_authority = [[Krøyer]], 1838
| genus_authority = [[Krøyer]], 1838
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| subdivision = See text.
*''C. angulatus''
*''C. bairdii''
*''C. japonicus''
*''C. opilio''
*''C. tanneri''
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'''''Chionoecetes''''' is a genus of [[crab]]s that live in the cold waters of the northern [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] and [[Atlantic Ocean]]s&nbsp;<ref>{{cite book |title=Biological Field Techniques for Chionoecetes crabs |author=Jadamec, L. S., W. E. Donaldson & P. Cullenberg |publisher=University of Alaska Sea Grant College Program |year=1999}} [http:////www.uaf.edu/seagrant/bookstore/pubs/AK-SG-99-02-b.pdf Part 1] [http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/bookstore/pubs/AK-SG-99-02-b.pdf Part 2]</ref>. There are five species:
'''''Chionoecetes''''' is a genus of [[crab]]s that live in the cold waters of the northern [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] and [[Atlantic Ocean]]s&nbsp;<ref>{{cite book |title=Biological Field Techniques for Chionoecetes crabs |author=Jadamec, L. S., W. E. Donaldson & P. Cullenberg |publisher=University of Alaska Sea Grant College Program |year=1999}} [http:////www.uaf.edu/seagrant/bookstore/pubs/AK-SG-99-02-b.pdf Part 1] [http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/bookstore/pubs/AK-SG-99-02-b.pdf Part 2]</ref>.
*''[[Chionoecetes opilio|C. opilio]]'', snow crab, opilio
*''[[Chionoecetes bairdi|C. bairdi]]'', tanner crab, bairdi
*''[[Chionoecetes tanneri|C. tanneri]]'', grooved tanner crab
*''[[Chionoecetes angulatus|C. angulatus]]'', triangle tanner crab
*''[[Chionoecetes japonicus|C. japonicus]]'', beni-zuwai crab


Other names include "queen crab" ([[Canada]]) and "[[spider crab]]"
Other names for crabs in this genus include "[[queen crab]]" (in [[Canada]]) and "[[spider crab]]" - they are known by different names in different areas of the world.
This [[crab]] is known by different names across the globe:


The [[genus|generic]] name ''Chionoecetes'' means ''snow'' (chio) ''inhabitant'' (ioketes); ''opilio'' means [[shepherd]], and ''C. opilio'' is the primary species referred to as ''snow crab''. Marketing strategies, however, employ ''snow crab'' for anything in the genus ''Chionoecetes''.
The [[genus|generic]] name ''Chionoecetes'' means ''snow'' (chio) ''inhabitant'' (ioketes); ''opilio'' means [[shepherd]], and ''C. opilio'' is the primary species referred to as ''snow crab''. Marketing strategies, however, employ '''snow crab''' for anything in the genus ''Chionoecetes''.


Snow crab are caught as far north as the [[Arctic Ocean]], from [[Newfoundland]] to [[Greenland]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], and all over the [[Pacific Ocean]], including the [[Sea of Japan]], the [[Bering Sea]], the [[Gulf of Alaska]], [[Norton Sound]], and even as far south as [[California]] for ''C. bairdi''.
Snow crab are caught as far north as the [[Arctic Ocean]], from [[Newfoundland]] to [[Greenland]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], and across the [[Pacific Ocean]], including the [[Sea of Japan]], the [[Bering Sea]], the [[Gulf of Alaska]], [[Norton Sound]], and even as far south as [[California]] for ''Chionoecetes bairdi''.


==Species==
* [[Triangle tanner crab]], ''[[Chionoecetes angulatus]]''
* [[Tanner crab]] or [[bairdi]], ''[[Chionoecetes bairdi]]''
* [[Snow crab]] or [[opilio]], ''[[Chionoecetes opilio]]'' <small>(O. Frabricius, 1788)</small>
* [[Beni-zuwai crab]], ''[[Chionoecetes japonicus]]''
* [[Grooved tanner crab]], ''[[Chionoecetes tanneri]]''

==Trivia==
Fishing for opilio crab has been the focus of the second halves of both seasons of "[[Deadliest Catch]]" on the [[Discovery Channel]].
Fishing for opilio crab has been the focus of the second halves of both seasons of "[[Deadliest Catch]]" on the [[Discovery Channel]].


Revision as of 20:02, 5 November 2006

Chionoecetes
Tanner crab, Chionoecetes bairdi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Suborder:
Pleocyemata
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Superfamily:
Majoidea
Family:
Majidae
Genus:
Chionoecetes

Krøyer, 1838
Species

See text.

Chionoecetes is a genus of crabs that live in the cold waters of the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans [1].

Other names for crabs in this genus include "queen crab" (in Canada) and "spider crab" - they are known by different names in different areas of the world.

The generic name Chionoecetes means snow (chio) inhabitant (ioketes); opilio means shepherd, and C. opilio is the primary species referred to as snow crab. Marketing strategies, however, employ snow crab for anything in the genus Chionoecetes.

Snow crab are caught as far north as the Arctic Ocean, from Newfoundland to Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean, and across the Pacific Ocean, including the Sea of Japan, the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Alaska, Norton Sound, and even as far south as California for Chionoecetes bairdi.

Species

Trivia

Fishing for opilio crab has been the focus of the second halves of both seasons of "Deadliest Catch" on the Discovery Channel.

See also

External sources

References

  1. ^ Jadamec, L. S., W. E. Donaldson & P. Cullenberg (1999). Biological Field Techniques for Chionoecetes crabs. University of Alaska Sea Grant College Program.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Part 1 Part 2


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