Chapters: Animals Described in 1815, Paralithodes Camtschaticus, Upogebia Deltaura, Eurydice Pulchra, Portly Spider Crab, Balmain Bug, Neomysis Integer. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus, is the most coveted of the commercially-sold king crab species, and is the most expensive per unit weight. It was named after the colour it turns when it is cooked rather than the colour of a living animal, which tends to be more burgundy. Red king crabs can be very large, sometimes reaching a carapace width of 28 centimetres (11 in) and a leg span of 1.8 metres (6 ft). It is most commonly caught in the Bering Sea and Norton Sound, Alaska, and is particularly difficult to catch, but is nonetheless one of the most preferred crabs for consumption. The king crab is native to the Bering Sea, north Pacific Ocean, around the Kamchatka Peninsula and neighbouring Alaskan waters. It was introduced artificially by the Soviet Union into the Murmansk Fjord, Barents Sea, during the 1960s to provide new, valuable catch for Soviet fishermen. It is an invasive species in the Barents Sea and there its population is increasing tremendously. This is causing great concern to local environmentalists and local fishermen as the crab eats everything it comes across and is spreading very rapidly. Since its introduction it has spread westwards along the Norwegian coast and also northwards, having reached the island group of Svalbard. The species keeps on advancing southwards along the coast of Norway and some scientists think they are advancing at about 50 kilometres (31 mi) a year, though that could be an underestimate. Despite these concerns the species is protected by diplomatic accords between Norway and Russia, and a bilateral fishing c...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7936253