King Crab

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Family:Lithodidae
Name common : Chilean Kingcrab, Southern Kingcrab, Centolla
Name Scientific: Lithodes antarcticus
Name English : King Crab
Distribution: From Valdivia (*9º*0 ' LS), until the Cabo de Hornos (*0º*0'LS); batimtricamente is located from the area intermareal until the **0 meters ; to the south of the *0º*0'LS, has been until the **0 meters.
Fishing Art: Traps
Size minimum: *2 cm of longitude cefalotoraxica, the extraction of Female king crabs is also prohibited still when they have the minimum size.
Period of extraction: From July *1 up to November *0
Product presentation: King crab Fancy, cluster king crab and whole king crab.

Lithodes antarcticus whole, without viscera, precooked, washed, tied, frozen in tunnel of forced air among **5ºC to - *0ºC until achieving temperature of center of **8ºC and packed individually in polyethylene bag label singular with the net weight of each unit and packed in boxes master of cardboard depending on the size.
It forms of consumption: To be consumed without previous cooking and in some cases for decoration and later consumption. Mature consumer.