King crab

Latin: Paralithodes camtchaticus

Size:

King crabs rarely exceed 8 kg, with a shell length of up to 23 cm in Norwegian waters.

Levested:

Mixed seabed from the barge to several hundred meters deep.

Distribution:

Its natural distribution is in the North Pacific and the Bering Sea.

Food:

The king crab is an omnivore.

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