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The red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815) was introduced in the Barents Sea from the North Pacific in 1961–1969 to establish a fishery. Currently the crab inhabits an area from Kolguyev Island in the east to Sørøya in the west, and the total number of adults exceeds 40 million. The crab is a large generalist predator, so its potential impact on native bottom communities is expected...