Biology:Lithodes
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Lithodes is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to Neolithodes and Paralomis.[1] They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of 100–1,000 m (300–3,300 ft). They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at high depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs, and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.[2][3][4]
Species
Lithodes contains the following species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Lithodes aequispinus Benedict, 1895 | Golden king crab | North Pacific | |
| Lithodes ahyongi Takeda, 2018 | Seram Sea | |||
| 120px | Lithodes aotearoa Ahyong, 2010 | New Zealand | ||
| Lithodes australiensis Ahyong, 2010 | Southeastern Australia | |||
| Lithodes ceramensis Takeda & Nagai, 2004 | Seram Sea | |||
| 120px | Lithodes chaddertoni Ahyong, 2010 | Indian Ocean (Naturaliste Plateau or Broken Ridge) | ||
| 120px | Lithodes confundens Macpherson, 1988 | Southwestern Atlantic | ||
| 120px | Lithodes couesi Benedict, 1895 | Scarlet king crab | Northeastern Pacific Ocean and Burdwood Bank | |
| 120px | Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885 | Fierce king crab | Southeastern Atlantic Ocean | |
| Lithodes formosae Ahyong & Chan, 2010 | Taiwan | |||
| Lithodes galapagensis Hall & Thatje, 2009 | The Galápagos Islands | |||
| Lithodes jessica Ahyong, 2010 | Southern Lord Howe Rise | |||
| Lithodes longispina Sakai, 1971 | Japan and Taiwan | |||
| Lithodes macquariae Ahyong, 2010 | Macquarie Island, the Auckland Islands, and Peter I Island | |||
| 120px | Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758) | Norway king crab, northern stone crab | North Atlantic | |
| 120px | Lithodes mamillifer Macpherson, 1988 | Between South Africa and Madagascar | ||
| 120px | Lithodes manningi Macpherson, 1988 | Dominica and French Guiana | ||
| Lithodes megacantha Macpherson, 1991 | French Polynesia | |||
| 120px | Lithodes murrayi Henderson, 1888 | Subantarctic stone crab | Southwestern Indian Ocean | |
| Lithodes nintokuae Sakai, 1976 | Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain | |||
| 120px | Lithodes panamensis Faxon, 1893 | Pacific coast of South America from Panama to northern Chile | ||
| Lithodes paulayi Macpherson & Chan, 2008 | Guam | |||
| Lithodes rachelae Ahyong, 2010 | Southern coast of Australia | |||
| 120px | Lithodes richeri Macpherson, 1990 | Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Australia | ||
| Lithodes robertsoni Ahyong, 2010 | New Zealand | |||
| 120px | Lithodes santolla (Molina, 1782) | Southern king crab, Chilean king crab, centolla | Southern Cone | |
| 120px | Lithodes turkayi Macpherson, 1988 | Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, Southern Atlantic Ocean near the Falkland Islands, and Bellingshausen Sea | ||
| 120px | Lithodes turritus Ortmann, 1892 | Japan, the East China Sea, Taiwan, and the Philippines | ||
| Lithodes unicornis Macpherson, 1984 | Valdivia Bank, Walvis Ridge | |||
| Lithodes wiracocha Haig, 1974 | Northwestern coast of Peru |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ahyong, Shane T. (2023). "Lithodes Latreille, 1806". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106845.
- ↑ Stevens, B.G. (2014). King Crabs of the World: Biology and Fisheries Management. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4398-5542-3.
- ↑ Macpherson, E. (1988). Revision of the family Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in the Atlantic Ocean. Monografías de Zoología Marina 2: 1-153.
- ↑ Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-9097-7
External links
Data related to Lithodes at Wikispecies
Template:Lithodidae Wikidata ☰ Q3010572 entry
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