Lithodes

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. 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.[page needed]

Species

Lithodes contains the following species:

Bibliography

• Macpherson, Enrique (June 1988a). (PDF). Monografías de Zoología Marina. Vol. 2. pp. 62–64. doi:. hdl:. ISBN 978-84-00-06807-3. S2CID . (PDF) from the original on 2023-11-06 – via the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
• Ahyong, Shane T. (2010). (PDF). NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs. Vol. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. pp. 66–73. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN . (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
• Stevens, Bradley G.; Lovrich, Gustavo A. (2014). "King Crabs of the World: Species and Distributions". In Stevens, Bradley G. (ed.). King Crabs of the World (1st ed.). CRC Press. doi:. ISBN 978-0-429-06317-6.
• Lovrich, Gustavo A.; Tapella, Federico (2014). "Southern King Crabs". In Stevens, Bradley G. (ed.). King Crabs of the World (1st ed.). CRC Press. doi:. ISBN 978-0-429-06317-6.

External links

• Media related to Lithodes at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Lithodes at Wikispecies