Opies info.

Opilio Crab are commonly known as snow crab, and are in Chionoecetes genus. Opilio technically means, shepherd, and is the name of a specific species withing this snow crab group. Opilio Crab can weigh as much as five pounds and grow up to two feet in size, and is the smallest of all the Snow crabs.

With its gentle and sweeter taste, and tender texture, Opilio is one of the most popular crab served in seafood restaurants. When cooked, it's shell becomes a deep orange red, and it's meat is snowy-white. The Opilio crab legs are popularly served alone as a Crab Leg Cocktail, or the meat is used in a crab cake or dip.

-Reality Bug, Deadliest Catch Newsroom.