Cryptolithodes expansus

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Cryptolithodes expansus
Outline of C. expansus by Rathbun
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Cryptolithodes
Species:
C. expansus
Binomial name
Cryptolithodes expansus
Miers, 1879[1]

Cryptolithodes expansus (Japanese: メンコガニ)[2] is a species of king crab native to the Korean coast and Japan. They live in the sublittoral zone to a depth of approximately 5–66 metres (16–217 ft).[2][3] Adults measure approximately 50 mm (2.0 in) wide and 80 mm (3.1 in) long and have a rostrum of about 10 mm (0.39 in).[4]

Distribution and habitat

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Cryptolithodes expansus can be found in both the western and eastern Pacific Ocean. In the west, it can be found along the Japanese and Korean coasts,[3][5] and in the east, it can be found as far south as British Columbia.[6] In Japan, it is distributed from Rishiri Island to Nanao Bay on the Sea of Japan coast and from Yūbetsu to Iwaki on the Pacific coast.[2]

See also

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References

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  • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Cryptolithodes expansus at Wikispecies
  • Video of C. expansus
  • Plate of C. expansus at the Crab Database

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