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Chionoecetes japonicus Rathbun, 1932
Red snow crab| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Oregoniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 120 - 2700 m (Ref. 93377), usually 1000 - 1500 m (Ref. 93378). Deep-water; 0°C - 0°C (Ref. 93378); 35°N - 48°N, 127°E - 141°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea and Russia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 6.8, range 6 - 7.7 cm Max length : 10.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 93378); 9 cm CW (female)
Minimum depth from Ref. 101157. Host of an ectoparasite Johanssonia arctica. Exhibits cannibalism (Ref. 101157).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Azuma, N. and S. Abe. 2008. (Ref. 93376)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 0.1 - 2.6, mean 0.2 (based on 35 cells).
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.