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Family: Lithodidae stone and king crabs



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77 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Acantholithodes hispidus
[Fuzzy crab]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm CW
 
Cryptolithodes sitchensis
[Umbrella crab]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm CW
 
Cryptolithodes typicus
[Butterfly crab]
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Dermaturus mandtii
[Wrinkled crab]
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Max. Length 22.5 cm CW
 
Echidnocerus cibarius
[Puget sound king crab]
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Glyptolithodes cristatipes
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm CW
 
Hapalogaster cavicauda
[Furry crab]
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Hapalogaster dentata
[Spiny stone crab]
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Hapalogaster grebnitzkii
[Soft crab]
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Hapalogaster mertensii
[Hairy crab]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm CL
 
Lithodes aequispinus
[Golden king crab]
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Lithodes confandens
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific and Sou

Lithodes confundensMacpherson, 1988

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Lithodes confundens
[]
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Lithodes couesi
[Scarlet king crab]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm CL
Lithodes ferox(Filhol, 1885)

Photo by FAO
 
Lithodes ferox
[Fierce king crab]
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Lithodes longispina
[]
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Lithodes macquariae
[]

Scott, Sue

Northeast Atlantic

Lithodes maiaunspecified

Photo by Scott, Sue
 
Lithodes maia
[]
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Lithodes maja
[Norway king crab]
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Lithodes megacantha
[]

Auscape International

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an
Max. Length 10.7 cm TL
Lithodes murrayiHenderson, 1888

Photo by Auscape International
 
Lithodes murrayi
[Subantarctic stone crab]
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Lithodes nintokuae
[]
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Lithodes panamensis
[]
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Lithodes richeri
[]
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Max. Length 19 cm CL
 
Lithodes santolla
[Southern king crab]
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Lithodes turkayi
[]
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Lithodes turritus
[]
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Lopholithodes foraminatus
[Brown box crab]
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Neolithodes agassizii
[]
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Neolithodes asperrimus
[Rough king crab]
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Neolithodes brodiei
[]
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Neolithodes capensis
[]
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Max. Length 13.7 cm CL
 
Neolithodes diomedeae
[]
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Neolithodes duhameli
[]
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Neolithodes grimaldi
[]
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Neolithodes grimaldii
[porcupine crab]
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Neolithodes nipponensis
[]
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Neolithodes vinogradovi
[]
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Neolithodes yaldwyni
[]
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Oedignathus inermis
[Paxillose crab]
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Max. Length 15.7 cm CW
 
Paralithodes brevipes
[Brown king crab]
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Paralithodes californiensis
[California king crab]
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Max. Length 22 cm CL
 
Paralithodes camtschaticus
[Red king crab]
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Max. Length 22 cm CW
 
Paralithodes platypus
[Blue king crab]
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Paralithodes rathbuni
[Forknose king crab]
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Paralomis aculeata
[]
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Paralomis alis
[]
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Paralomis anamerae
[]
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Paralomis arae
[]
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Max. Length 8.2 cm CL
 
Paralomis birsteini
[]
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Paralomis bouvieri
[]
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Paralomis cubensis
[]
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Paralomis dawsoni
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Paralomis elongataSpiridonov, Türkay, Arntz & Thatje, 2006

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Paralomis elongata
[]
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Max. Length 11 cm CL
 
Paralomis formosa
[Globose king crab]
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Max. Length 11.5 cm CL
 
Paralomis granulosa
[Softshell red crab]
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Paralomis haigae
[]
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Paralomis hirtella
[]
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Paralomis longipes
[]
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Paralomis manningi
[]
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Paralomis multispina
[]
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Paralomis otsuae
[]
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Paralomis pacifica
[]
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Paralomis papua
[]
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Paralomis seagranti
[]
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Paralomis spectabilis
[]
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Max. Length 11 cm CL
 
Paralomis spinosissima
[Antarctic stone crab]
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Paralomis staplesi
[]
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Paralomis stella
[]
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Paralomis stevensi
[]
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Paralomis tuberipes
[]
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Max. Length 10.2 cm CL
 
Paralomis verrilli
[Verill's crab]
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Paralomis webberi
[]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm CW
 
Phyllolithodes papillosus
[Flatspine triangle crab]
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Placetron wosnessenskii
[Scaled crab]
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Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii
[Rhinoceros crab]
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Sculptolithodes derjugini
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