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n. - A large crab inhabiting the coastal waters of Alaska, Japan, and Siberia and valued commercially for its edible flesh.

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  • Other important fisheries include those for capelin, Greenland halibut, king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus), haddock, and saithe.
  • Final Report: Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) predation on three commercial crab species (Chionoecetes opilio, C. Bairdi, and Paralithodes camtschatica) in the...
  • Some of these salmon pass through the eastern Bering Sea and may have some effect on larvae, for example red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) larvae, but this has...
  • Pacific halibut and various rockfish Sebastes spp. and Sebastolobus spp. comprise the finfish harvest, while the shellfish harvest comprises red king crab Paralithodes...
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