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''Chionoecetes'' is a genus of crabs that live in the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.〔 (Part 1 ) (Part 2 )〕 Other names for crabs in this genus include "queen crab" (in Canada) and "spider crab" – they are known by different names in different areas of the world. The generic name ''Chionoecetes'' means ''snow'' (, ') ''inhabitant'' (, '); ''ラテン語:opilio'' means ''shepherd'', and ''C. opilio'' is the primary species referred to as ''snow crab''. Marketing strategies, however, employ snow crab for anything in the genus ''Chionoecetes''. Snow crab refers to them being commonly found in cold northern oceans. Snow crab are caught as far north as the Arctic Ocean, from Newfoundland to Greenland and north of Norway in the Atlantic Ocean, and across the Pacific Ocean, including the Sea of Japan, the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Alaska, Norton Sound, and even as far south as California for ''Chionoecetes bairdi''. ==Species== Seven extant species are currently recognised in the genus: *''Chionoecetes angulatus'' Rathbun, 1893 – triangle tanner crab *''Chionoecetes bairdi'' Rathbun, 1893 – tanner crab, bairdi, or inshore tanner crab *''Chionoecetes elongatus'' Rathbun, 1925 *''Chionoecetes japonicus'' Rathbun, 1932 – beni-zuwai crab *''Chionoecetes opilio'' (Fabricius, 1788) – snow crab or opilio *''Chionoecetes pacificus'' Sakai, 1978 *''Chionoecetes tanneri'' Rathbun, 1893 – grooved tanner crab 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chionoecetes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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