| Lithodes richeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. richeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes richeri Macpherson, 1990 [1] | |
Lithodes richeri is a species of king crab. [2] [3] It has been found in Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and eastern Australia at depths between 860–1,220 m (2,820–4,000 ft). [2] [4]
Lithodes richeri has a pyriform carapace and is overall deep-red in colour. [5] The largest female carapace yet measured is 143 mm (5.6 in) in postorbital length [a] and 127 mm (5.0 in) in width, while the largest male carapace is 112.1 mm (4.41 in) in postorbital length and 105.8 mm (4.17 in) in width. [7] When the rostrum – angled upward at about 30° – is included, it accounts for anywhere from slightly more to slightly less than half the length of the carapace. [8] This is exceptionally long among king crabs from Australia and New Zealand. [9] The chelipeds are unequal in size and are slightly larger relative to the postorbital carapace length in males compared to females. [9] Its first pair of walking legs are the shortest and the third pair the longest; all three pairs of walking legs are longer relative to postorbital carapace length in males compared to females. [9]
Lithodes richeri is found in Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and eastern Australia between depths of 860–1,220 m (2,820–4,000 ft). [4] In 2004, a large female king crab from the Seram Sea was identified as L. richeri, but this was later identified in 2018 as L. ahyongi , a new species. [4] [10]
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