Neolithodes grimaldii
| Porcupine crab | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Superfamily: | Lithodoidea |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Neolithodes |
| Species: | N. grimaldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Neolithodes grimaldii (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894) | |
Neolithodes grimaldii, the porcupine crab, is a species of king crab in the family Lithodidae. It is found on the continental slope at depths below 900 m (3,000 ft) in the North Atlantic.[1] As suggested by its common name, the carapace and legs are covered in long spines.[2] This red crab has a carapace that is up to 18 cm (7.1 in), a leg span up to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) and can weigh as much as 2.28 kg (5.0 lb).[1][2] Females are somewhat smaller than males.[2] Fisheries for turbot sometimes have porcupine crabs as a bycatch.[2]
References
- 1 2 Deep Sea Creatures of the North Atlantic: Neolithodes grimaldii. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Newfoundland-Labrador Canada: Neolithodes grimaldii. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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