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Red king crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus
The red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus, is a species of king crab native to the Bering Sea. It grows to a leg span of 1.8 m, and is heavily targeted by fisheries. Red king crabs can be very large, sometimes reaching a carapace width of 28 cm (11 in) and a leg span of 1.8 m (5.9 ft). It was named after the color it turns when it is cooked rather than the color of a living animal, which tends to be more burgundy. The king crab is native to the Bering Sea, north Pacific Ocean, around the Kamchatka Peninsula and neighboring Alaskan waters.
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Paralithodes camtschaticus
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