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Family: Oregoniidae



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20 species (see list below)
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Chionoecetes angulatus
[Triangle tanner crab]
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Max. Length 15 cm CW
 
Chionoecetes bairdi
[Tanner crab]
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Max. Length 10 cm CW
 
Chionoecetes japonicus
[Red snow crab]

Photo by FAO

Northern Pacific, Norther
Max. Length 13.7 cm CW
Chionoecetes opilio (Fabricius, 1788)

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Chionoecetes opilio
[Snow crab]
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Chionoecetes tanneri
[Grooved tanner crab]
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Hyas alutaceus
[]

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Arctic and Northeast Atla

Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Hyas araneus
[Atlantic lyre crab]

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Arctic and Northern Atlan

Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815

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Hyas coarctatus
[Arctic lyre crab]
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Hyas lyratus
[Pacific lyre crab]
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Macroregonia macrochira
[Long clawed spider crab]
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Oregonia bifurca
[Splitnose crab]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm CW
 
Oregonia gracilis
[Graceful decorator crab]
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Platymaia bartschi
[]
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Platymaia fimbriata
[]
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Platymaia maoria
[]
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Platymaia rebierei
[]
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Platymaia remifera
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Platymaia turbynei
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Platymaia wyvillethomsoni
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Pleisticanthoides simplex
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chionoecetes angulatus Triangle tanner crab East Pacific. 1924
Chionoecetes bairdi Tanner crab Pacific Ocean and Northwe 15 CW 1924
Chionoecetes japonicus Red snow crab Northwest Pacific 10 CW 1932
Chionoecetes opilio Snow crab Northern Pacific, Norther 13.7 CW 1788
Chionoecetes tanneri Grooved tanner crab Eastern Pacific 1893
Hyas alutaceus Arctic, Northern Pacific 1851
Hyas araneus Atlantic lyre crab Arctic and Northeast Atla 1758
Hyas coarctatus Arctic lyre crab Arctic and Northern Atlan 1815
Hyas lyratus Pacific lyre crab Eastern Pacific 1851
Macroregonia macrochira Long clawed spider crab Northeast Pacific. 1978
Oregonia bifurca Splitnose crab East Pacific. 1902
Oregonia gracilis Graceful decorator crab Eastern Pacific and North 7.5 CW 1851
Platymaia bartschi Western Pacific. 1916
Platymaia fimbriata Western Central Pacific. 1916
Platymaia maoria Western Central Pacific. 1963
Platymaia rebierei Western Central Pacific. 1986
Platymaia remifera Western Pacific 1916
Platymaia turbynei Western Pacific 1902
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Western Pacific 1886
Pleisticanthoides simplex Western Pacific 1932



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