swap_horiz Antarctic King Crab Alternatives

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Coconut Crab

Coconut crabs are giant, terrestrial crabs belonging to the Anomura order. They inhabit tropical islands of the Indian a...

Tropical Giant Terrestrial Anomura

9.6 Brilliant

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Red King Crab

Red King Crab is a large benthic crustacean belonging to the Lithodidae family. It’s native to the cold waters surroundi...

Commercial Edible Alaska Lithodidae

9.5 Brilliant

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Dungeness Crab

The Dungeness crab (Cancridae) is a large Pacific crab species found primarily off the coast of Washington state. Its no...

Commercial Large Pacific Edible

9.3 Excellent

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Mud Crab

The mud crab, scientifically known as *Portunidae*, is a large crustacean inhabiting mangrove and estuarine environments...

Mangrove Large Edible Indo Pacific

9.2 Excellent

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Yeti Crab

The yeti crab, scientifically known as *Kiwa hirsuta*, is a unique deep-sea crab found near hydrothermal vents in the Pa...

Pacific Deep Sea Kiwaidae Hydrothermal Vent

9.1 Excellent

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Blue King Crab

Blue King Crab (Lithodidae) is a substantial crab species inhabiting the cold waters off Alaska and Russia. Its large si...

Large Edible Alaska Lithodidae

8.8 Great

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Tanner Crab

The Tanner crab is a species of marine decapod crustacean belonging to the family Oregoniidae, commonly found across the...

Commercial Large Edible Alaska

8.7 Great

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Blue Swimming Crab

The blue swimming crab, commonly identified as Portunus pelagicus, is a marine swimming crab of the Indo-Pacific region...

Commercial Large Edible Indo Pacific

8.6 Great

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Hoff Crab

The Hoff Crab (Kiwa tyleri) is a species of deep-sea squat lobster discovered in 2010 near hydrothermal vents in the Sou...

Antarctic Deep Sea Kiwaidae Hydrothermal Vent

8.5 Great

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Southern King Crab

The southern king crab is a large species of anomuran crustacean native to the cold, sub-Antarctic waters of southern So...

Commercial Edible Sub Antarctic Lithodidae

8.4 Great

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Japanese Spider Crab

The Japanese spider crab is a large marine crustacean belonging to the family Majidae, found in the deep waters of the P...

Japan Pacific Giant Deep Sea

8.4 Great

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Tasmanian Giant Crab

The Tasmanian Giant Crab is a large crustacean species native to the rocky and muddy seabeds of southern Australia, part...

Australia Edible Giant Deep Sea

8.3 Great

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Golden King Crab

The golden king crab, Lithodes aequispinus, is a deep-water crustacean of the northern Pacific Ocean and a commercially...

Pacific Edible Deep Sea Lithodidae

8.2 Great

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Puget Sound King Crab

The Puget Sound king crab (*Lopholithodes mandtii*) is a large marine crustacean native to the cold coastal waters of th...

Colorful Pacific Intertidal Lithodidae

7.8 Good

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Scarlet King Crab

The scarlet king crab is a deep-sea species found in the North Pacific Ocean, distinguished by its bright red coloration...

Small Pacific Deep Sea Lithodidae

7.6 Good

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Brown King Crab

The brown king crab is a crustacean found in the deep waters of the North Pacific Ocean, commercially harvested alongsid...

Edible Atlantic Deep Sea Lithodidae

7.4 Good

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Umbrella Crab

The umbrella crab is a lithodid crab of the North Pacific coast. Its broad, domed carapace extends over the sides of the...

Marine Pacific Intertidal Lithodidae

6.8 Fair

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Rugose Box Crab

The rugose box crab is a decapod crustacean found along the Pacific coast of North America, uniquely notable for its abi...

Pacific Deep Sea Spiny Lithodidae

6.5 Fair

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Porcupine Crab

The porcupine crab is a deep-sea king crab species found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, notable for its entire body...

Atlantic Deep Sea Spiny Lithodidae

6.2 Fair

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Antarctic Stone Crab

The Antarctic stone crab is a deep-sea lithodid crustacean native to the Southern Ocean, notable for its ability to thri...

Edible Deep Sea Sub Antarctic Lithodidae

5.4 Mediocre