Red king crab: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus

Where the red king crab lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)IntroducedRepresentative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 9,177 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See crabs, lobsters & shrimps on the world map

Scientific name	Paralithodes camtschaticus
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Lithodidae

Where does the red king crab live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red king crab in 3 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In Russia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the red king crab?

The red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Lithodidae, genus Paralithodes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red king crab

The red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus), also called Kamchatka crab or Alaskan king crab, is a species of king crab native to cold waters in the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas, but also introduced to the Barents Sea. It grows to a leg span of 1.8 m (5.9 ft), and is heavily targeted by fisheries.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red king crab (revision 1374682832), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q721171 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).