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Lithodes maja
Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758)
Norway king crab
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Family:  Lithodidae (stone and king crabs), subfamily: Lithodinae
Max. size: 
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:   
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)
Threat to humans: 
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