Country List - Chionoecetes opilio
Chionoecetes opilio was reported from 9 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 9 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic. Introduced to the Northeast Atlantic (Barents Sea) and the Arctic (Kara Sea). Boreal to polar.
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Table 1: Present in 9 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 85758
North America Canada CAN native 112637
North America Greenland GRL native 94218
Asia Japan JPN native 94231
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 94230
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 83447
Europe Norway NOR introduced 112806
Europe Russia RUS native 94222
North America USA USA native 78815

Table 4: Reported from 9 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 85758
North America Canada CAN native 112637
North America Greenland GRL native 94218
Asia Japan JPN native 94231
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 94230
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 83447
Europe Norway NOR introduced 112806
Europe Russia RUS native 94222
North America USA USA native 78815
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