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Chaceon quinquedens, commonly known as the red deep-sea crab, [2] but sold as Atlantic deep sea red crab, or simply Atlantic red crab or red crab, is a crab that lives in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada, from North Carolina to Nova Scotia, [3] [4] and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Red crabs grow slowly, reaching sexual maturity at around 4–5 years, at which point they begin participating in the annual migration. [9] During their early growth phases, red crabs will moult several times. Mature red crabs will moult once a year, usually in the safety of their burrow. Their lifespan is about 12 years. [11]
Red crabs have only been commercially fished for about 30 years, so little is known about their biology and reproduction. The National Marine Fisheries Service has deemed them a data-poor stock.
For example, following the Indian Ocean monsoon, the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) migrates en masse, forming a "living carpet" of crabs. The crabs can travel up to 1.46 km (0.91 mi) in a day, and up to 4 km (2.5 mi) in total. [4]
Every year, around 120 million of these crimson crabs migrate to the sea to mate. That makes the island a huge attraction for tourists. Thousands travel to the island to get a glimpse of this red ...
Red crab may refer to: Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) Chaceon quinquedens, also known as the "deep-sea red crab" Gecarcinus ruricola, also known as the "red land crab" Pleuroncodes planipes, a squat lobster also known as the "pelagic red crab"
The red king crab is the most coveted of the commercially sold king crab species, and it is the most expensive per unit weight. 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.
Watch: Mass amounts of bright red crabs migrate on Christmas Island. Video from Christmas Island National Park in Australia shows the bright red crabs along a road, dotting the landscape in red.