BIOLOGIYA MORYA, 2014, Vol. 40, No. 6, pp. 497-499

A finding of the snow crab Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius, 1788) (Decapoda: Majidae) in the Kara Sea

© 2014 O. L. Zimina

Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Murmansk 183010

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Several specimens of the snow crab Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius, 1788) were found in trawl catches in October 2012 during the expedition of the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute aboard the R/V "Dalniye Zelentsy" to the southwestern part of the Kara Sea. This species has not so far been recorded from the Kara Sea. The possible ways of invasion of the snow crab into the Barents and Kara seas are discussed.

Key words: Crustacea, Decapoda, snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio, Kara Sea, Barents Sea.