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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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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
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific and Sou

Lithodes confundens Macpherson, 1988

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

Photo by FAO

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

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Lithodes ferox
[Fierce king crab]
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Lithodes longispina
[]
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Lithodes macquariae
[]

Photo by Scott, Sue

Northeast Atlantic

Lithodes maia unspecified

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Lithodes maia
[]
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Lithodes maja
[Norway king crab]
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Lithodes megacantha
[]

Photo by Auscape International

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

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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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Max. Length 22.5 cm CW
 
Lopholithodes mandtii
[Puget sound king 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
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Paralomis elongata Spiridonov, Türkay, Arntz & Thatje, 2006

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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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acantholithodes hispidus Fuzzy crab Eastern Pacific 5 CW 1860
Cryptolithodes sitchensis Umbrella crab Eastern Pacific 7.5 CW 1853
Cryptolithodes typicus Butterfly crab Eastern Pacific 7.5 CW 1848
Dermaturus mandtii Wrinkled crab Northern Pacific 1850
Glyptolithodes cristatipes Southeast Pacific 1893
Hapalogaster cavicauda Furry crab Eastern Pacific 1.9 CW 1859
Hapalogaster dentata Spiny stone crab Northwest Pacific 1844
Hapalogaster grebnitzkii Soft crab Arctic and Northern Pacif 1892
Hapalogaster mertensii Hairy crab Eastern Pacific 1850
Lithodes aequispinus Golden king crab Northern Pacific 3.9 CL 1895
Lithodes confandens Southeast Pacific 1988
Lithodes confundens Southeast Pacific and Sou 1988
Lithodes couesi Scarlet king crab East Pacific. 1895
Lithodes ferox Fierce king crab Atlantic Ocean 14 CL 1885
Lithodes longispina Western Pacific. Tropica 1971
Lithodes macquariae Southwest Pacific 2010
Lithodes maia Northeast Atlantic
Lithodes maja Norway king crab Arctic and Northern Atlan 1758
Lithodes megacantha Eastern Central Pacific 1991
Lithodes murrayi Subantarctic stone crab Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an 10.7 TL 1888
Lithodes nintokuae Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an 1976
Lithodes panamensis Southeast Pacific 1893
Lithodes richeri Western Pacific. 1990
Lithodes santolla Southern king crab Southeast Pacific and Sou 19 CL 1782
Lithodes turkayi Southern Oceans 1988
Lithodes turritus Western Pacific. 1892
Lopholithodes foraminatus Brown box crab East Pacific 1859
Lopholithodes mandtii Puget sound king crab Eastern Pacific 22.5 CW 1848
Neolithodes agassizii Western Central Atlantic. 1882
Neolithodes asperrimus Rough king crab Eastern Atlantic. 1947
Neolithodes brodiei Western Pacific 1970
Neolithodes capensis Southeast Atlantic and In 1895
Neolithodes diomedeae Eastern Pacific, Southwes 13.7 CL 1895
Neolithodes duhameli Antarctic Indian Ocean 2004
Neolithodes grimaldi Antarctic Indian Ocean
Neolithodes grimaldii porcupine crab Arctic and Atlantic Ocean 1894
Neolithodes nipponensis Western Pacific 1971
Neolithodes vinogradovi Western Central Pacific. 1988
Neolithodes yaldwyni Antarctic Pacific 2006
Oedignathus inermis Paxillose crab Eastern Pacific 1860
Paralithodes brevipes Brown king crab Northern Pacific and the 15.7 CW 1841
Paralithodes californiensis California king crab East Pacific. 1895
Paralithodes camtschaticus Red king crab Northern Pacific and the 22 CL 1815
Paralithodes platypus Blue king crab Northern Pacific and the 22 CW 1850
Paralithodes rathbuni Forknose king crab Eastern Central Pacific 1895
Paralomis aculeata Antarctic Indian Ocean. 1888
Paralomis alis Antarctic Indian Ocean. 2020
Paralomis anamerae Southwest Atlantic and th 1988
Paralomis arae Western Central Pacific 2001
Paralomis birsteini Southwest Pacific and Ant 8.2 CL 1988
Paralomis bouvieri Southwest Pacific and Ant 1908
Paralomis cubensis Western Central Pacific. 1939
Paralomis dawsoni Western Central Pacific 2001
Paralomis elongata Antarctic Atlantic 2006
Paralomis formosa Globose king crab Southwest Atlantic and th 11 CL 1888
Paralomis granulosa Softshell red crab Southeast Pacific and Sou 11.5 CL 1847
Paralomis haigae Western Central Pacific 1976
Paralomis hirtella Western Pacific. Kermade 1997
Paralomis longipes Southeast Pacific 1893
Paralomis manningi Southeast Pacific 2000
Paralomis multispina Northwest Pacific 1895
Paralomis otsuae Southeast Atlantic. 1990
Paralomis pacifica Southeast Atlantic. 1978
Paralomis papua Southeast Atlantic. 2020
Paralomis seagranti Southeast Atlantic. 1976
Paralomis spectabilis Antarctic 1908
Paralomis spinosissima Antarctic stone crab Southern Oceans 11 CL 1972
Paralomis staplesi Indo-West Pacific 2010
Paralomis stella Indo-West Pacific 1988
Paralomis stevensi Antarctic Pacific 2006
Paralomis tuberipes Southeast Atlantic 1988
Paralomis verrilli Verill's crab North Pacific 10.2 CL 1895
Paralomis webberi Southwest Pacific 2010
Phyllolithodes papillosus Flatspine triangle crab Eastern Pacific 7.5 CW 1848
Placetron wosnessenskii Scaled crab Eastern Pacific 1892
Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Rhinoceros crab Eastern Pacific 1848
Sculptolithodes derjugini Northeast Pacific 1934



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