Chionoecetes opilio

Opilio crab
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Oregoniidae
Genus:	Chionoecetes
Species:	C. opilio
Binomial name
Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius, 1788)
Synonyms [1]
Cancer phalangium O. Fabricius, 1780 non J. C. Fabricius, 1775: preoccupied Cancer opilio O. Fabricius, 1788 Chionoecetes behringianus Stimpson, 1857 Chionoecetes chilensis Streets, 1870 Peloplastus pallasi Gerstaecker, 1856

Chionoecetes opilio, a species of snow crab, also known as opilio crab or opies, is a predominantly epifaunal crustacean native to shelf depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and north Pacific Ocean. It is a well-known commercial species of Chionoecetes, often caught with traps or by trawling. Seven species are in the genus Chionoecetes, all of which bear the name "snow crab". C. opilio is related to C. bairdi, commonly known as the tanner crab, and other crab species found in the cold, northern oceans.