The Alaskan crab is known as the "king of crabs" because of its large size. Grown mainly in cold, deep-sea waters, the crab is green and pollution-free, and its meat is large, fat and highly prized by people, with an unparalleled slightly sweet flavor and rich, delicate meat.
The Alaskan king crab is a very large crab species with an average weight of 10 kilograms and an average length of 220 millimeters. The shell can be up to 28 centimeters wide, and the legs can reach 1.8 meters when fully spread.
The king crab, also known as the stone crab or rock crab, is a crustacean of the stone crab family and is not a true crab. Because of their large size and delicious meat, king crabs are widely caught for food by many species, the most common being the Kamchatka stone crab.