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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Oedignathus inermis
Granular Claw King Crab


 
Scientific Name: Oedignathus inermis (Stimpson, 1860)
English Name: Granular Claw King Crab
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Invertebrate Animal
Species Code: MA-OEDINE
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Lithodidae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: GNR
Provincial Status: SNR
BC List: Not Reviewed
Provincial FRPA list:   
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SARA Schedule:
General Status Canada:
   
Ecology & Life History
General Description:
Migration Characteristics:
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    Nonmigrant:
    Local Migrant:
    Distant Migrant:
    Within Borders Migrant:
N / N
N / N
N / N
na / N
Habitats:
(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Food Habits:
Global Food Habits Comments:
Global Phenology:
Provincial Phenology:
(1st half of month/
2nd half of month)
Colonial Breeder: N
Length(cm)/width(cm)/Weight(g): / /
Elevation (m) (min / max): Global: 
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Distribution
Endemic: N
 
Authors / Contributors
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Last Updated:
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References and Related Literature
No references available
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Oedignathus inermis. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 4, 2026).