Red King Crab
Description
of the Red King Crab
The Red King Crab is a highly prized food source by humans and
is the most expensive king crab species to purchase, it is
considered a delicacy. The King Crab is not recommended for the
home aquarium due to its size, it is best suited to public aquariums.
Profile of
the Red King Crab
This
Profile contains interesting facts and information about the
Red King Crab species.
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Size: Up to 1.8m
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Diet / Feeding:
Clams, Mussels, Barnacles, Sea Stars, Molluscs
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Temperament:
Territorial
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Habitat: Caves
and Rock Crevices on the sea bed, depths of up to 300m
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Range:
Baring Sea, North Pacific Ocean
Scientific
Classification of the Red King Crab
Definition: Scientific
classification, or biological classification, is how biologists
group and categorize species of organisms with shared physical
characteristics. Scientific classification belongs to the
science of taxonomy.
Interesting Facts and Information -
How do you identify
the sex of a Red King Crab?
The males and females of many fish species have different colors
or different shaped bodies. But there are also other fish
species where there is no visible difference. Its sometimes
tricky being an ichthyologist!
Interesting Facts and Information -
Why does the Red King Crab have an Exoskeleton?
A crabs shell is an
exoskeleton. An exoskeleton protects the crustacean from
predators and is also used for sensing and feeding. The
exoskeleton grows and hardens and is eventually shred when the carpace becomes too small. The carpace is the upper section of
the exoskeleton.
Interesting Facts and Information -
Why is the Red King Crab called an Arthropod?
An Arthropod is an invertebrate
animal (without a backbone) that has a segmented body with
jointed limbs (appendages). True crabs are Decapod
Crustaceans. Some species such as
Hermit crabs, Porcelain crabs King crabs and Horseshoe crabs are
not true crabs! Decapod Crustaceans have five pairs of
legs, the first three are used for feeding. At the end of the
limbs are the chelae which is the correct term for pincers or
claws.
Interesting Facts and Information about
Red King Crab
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