King crab, also known as stone crab or rock crab, is a crustacean of stone crab. It is not a real crab, but mainly distributed in cold sea areas. Named after its huge size, it is known as the "king of crabs". King crabs belong to deep-sea crabs, with a survival depth of 850 meters and a survival water temperature of 2-5℃. The lowest water temperature that King Crab can survive is 1.4 degrees Celsius.
Biological reproduction
The breeding speed of king crabs is amazing, and each female crab can produce nearly 10 thousand live crabs every year. King crabs usually lay eggs in shoals about 350 meters away from April to June every year. Most of these creatures live in shallow mud and inhabit the Barents Sea and its southern waters.
During the breeding season, the female king crab and the male king crab hatch after mating. Generally speaking, the growth period of king crab is 4 years in its life span of about 30 years.