Morphometry and Gonad Maturity of Male Snow Crab, Chionoecetes opilio

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Comeau, Michel, Conan, Gérard Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1992
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Vasa; Chionoecetes opilio; Snow crab
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f92-271; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f92-271

The relationship between chela height (CH) and carapace width (CW) of male snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio, goes through three allometric stages. The "immature stage" (mostly < 34 mm CW) evolves into a "juvenile stage" (34–120 mm CW) through a "juvenile molt" defi...