| Main Ref. | Sundet, J.H. and S. Bakanev, 2014 |
| To | Finnmark and Svalbard |
| FAO area | Atlantic, Northeast |
| From | unknown |
| FAO area | |
| Year | |
| Range | 2004 - 2013 |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | |
| Reason | unknown |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | Single crab observation were recorded along the coast of Finnmark and were also observed in the Svalbard Fishery Protection Zone in the 2004-2013 Norwegian-Russian ecosystem cruises in the Barents Sea. It is expected that C. opilio will invade most areas around the Svalbard archipelago. |