Chaceon quinquedens
| Chaceon quinquedens | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Geryonidae |
| Genus: | Chaceon |
| Species: | C. quinquedens |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaceon quinquedens (Smith, 1879) | |
Chaceon quinquedens, commonly known as the Atlantic deep sea red crab, or simply Atlantic red crab or red crab is a crab that lives in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada, from North Carolina to Nova Scotia.[1][2]
The crab is commercially fished as food; the National Marine Fisheries Service annual quota is 3.95 million pounds.[1] The species resembles a snow crab from Alaska.[2] According to the Virginia Marine Products Board, the average weight of the crab is about one to two pounds, and the average size is "1-2 lbs. or 5 to 7 inches (12.5cm-17.5cm) across the back of the shell."[1]
Further reading
- Essential Fish Habitat Source Document: Red Deepsea Crab, Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-163, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Region, Northeast Fisheries Science Center (January 2001)
References
- 1 2 3 "Red Crab: Chacean quinquedens". Virginia Marine Products Board.
- 1 2 Julie Ball (April 23, 2009). "What in the World is a RED CRAB?". Virginian Pilot.
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