Lithodes maja, Norway king crab

Lithodes maja   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Norway king crab
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Lithodidae | Lithodinae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 4 - 1000 m (Ref. 123219).  Temperate; 80°N - 38°N, 75°W - 11°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Arctic and Northern Atlantic: from the border of Virginia and Maryland, north to Spitzbergen and east to Sweden.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 121573. Cold-water species on the outer continental shelf. Lives in sandy and clay bottoms (Ref. 123221). Main food based on genus (Ref. 96496).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Garilao, N. 2014 Baltic Sea species list. Personal communication, 25 April 2014. Provided excel file. (Ref. 96235)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

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