Scientific name: Chionoecetes opilio (Fabricius, 1788)
Popular names: Snow crab
Danish name: Snekrabbe
Family: Oregoniidae (Spider crabs)
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean
Capture site: Davis Strait
Depth: 20 - 1200 m (demersal)
Max. size: ~ 15 cm







Deep Sea Creatures of the North Atlantic
Scientific name: Chionoecetes opilio (Fabricius, 1788)
Popular names: Snow crab
Danish name: Snekrabbe
Family: Oregoniidae (Spider crabs)
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean
Capture site: Davis Strait
Depth: 20 - 1200 m (demersal)
Max. size: ~ 15 cm
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