Paralithodes rathbuni

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Paralithodes rathbuni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Paralithodes
Species:
P. rathbuni
Binomial name
Paralithodes rathbuni
Synonyms [1]
  • Lithodes rathbuniJ.E. Benedict, 1895

Paralithodes rathbuni, the spiny king crab or California king crab, [2] [3] is a species of king crab. [1] It is closely related to P. californiensis , with the same common name California king crab being used for the two and some authorities suggest that they might be conspecific. [3] P. rathbuni is found on sandy, muddy or rocky bottoms at depths of 86–380 m (282–1,247 ft) in the Pacific Ocean off California and Baja California. [3] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sammy De Grave (2021). "Paralithodes rathbuni (Benedict, 1895)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 Keller, Aimee A.; et al. (July 2008). The 2005 U.S. West Coast Bottom Trawl Survey of Groundfish Resources off Washington, Oregon, and California: Estimates of Distribution, Abundance, and Length Composition (Report). National Marine Fisheries Service. p. 38. NMFS-NWFSC-93.
  3. 1 2 3 Stevens, B.G., ed. (2014). King Crabs of the World: Biology and Fisheries Management. CRC Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN   9781439855416.

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