| Lithodidae (stone and king crabs), subfamily: Lithodinae |
| 19 cm CL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 8,000.0 g |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 700 m |
| Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: from Chile (Talcahuano to Cape Horn), Falkland Islands, Argentina and Uruguay. Subtropical and temperate. |
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| Restricted to deeper waters (Ref. 2786). Intraspecific predation observed in its early stages (Ref. 104081). Juveniles are observed to form aggregations known as "pods" on large kelp Macrocystis pyrifera. Young individuals are found around the holdfasts and stipes of this kelp (Ref. 104212) as well as on rocky bottoms in the subtidal nearshore (Ref. 104371). Juveniles are voracious and opportunistic omnivorous predators (Ref. 104371). Scavenger and predator (Ref. 113323). Also in Ref. 78676. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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