Neolithodes grimaldii (Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894)
porcupine crab
king crab
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Family:  Lithodidae (stone and king crabs), subfamily: Lithodinae
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 667 - 2749 m
Distribution:  Arctic and Atlantic Ocean: from North Carolina to Davis Strait, east to Cape Verde.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth range from Ref. 123223. Benthopelagic. Found in deep waters. May feed on epibenthic invertebrates (Ref. 123222).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Reported from the continental slope, southwest of Ireland, at the Gollam Channel and Goban Spur (Ref. 106064). C: Ref. 106064; M: Ref. 123223.

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