Family: |
Lithodidae (stone and king crabs), subfamily: Lithodinae |
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Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 4 - 1000 m |
Distribution: |
Arctic and Northern Atlantic: from the border of Virginia and Maryland, north to Spitzbergen and east to Sweden. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
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). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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