Paralithodes

<i>Paralithodes</i>

Paralithodes

Genus of crustaceans

Paralithodes is a genus of king crabs native to cold waters in the North Pacific Ocean, Okhotsk Sea, Bering Sea and Sea of Japan, but with one species also introduced to far northern Europe. They are medium-large to very large king crabs, and some species are important to commercial fisheries.[1]

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Species

The genus contains the following five species:[1][2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Stevens, B.G., ed. (2014). King Crabs of the World: Biology and Fisheries Management. CRC Press. pp. 3–9, 15–16, 23–24. ISBN 9781439855416.
  2. [2]
    "Paralithodes J.F. Brandt, 1848". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.


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