21 C.F.R. § 102.50
Crabmeat.
Cite as 21 C.F.R. § 102.50 (2026)
The common or usual name of crabmeat derived from each of the following designated species of crabs shall be as follows:
Scientific name of crab
Common or usual name of crabmeat
Chionoecetes opilio, Chionoecetes tanneri, Chionoecetes bairdii, and Chionoecetes angulatus
Snow crabmeat.
Erimacrus isenbeckii
Korean variety crabmeat or Kegani crabmeat.
Lithodes aequispinus
Golden King crabmeat.
Paralithodes brevipes
King crabmeat or Hanasaki crabmeat.
Paralithodes camtschaticus and Paralithodes platypus
King crabmeat.
[42 FR 14322, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 60 FR 34460, July 3, 1995; 83 FR 19431, May 3, 2018]