Lithodes couesi
Species of king crab
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Lithodes couesi, also known as the scarlet king crab,[2] is a species of king crab.[3] It is typically found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, but in 2019, it was found in the Burdwood Bank around the Scotia Arc at a depth of 605 m (1,985 ft).[4]
| Lithodes couesi | |
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| L. couesi from the Burdwood Bank | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. couesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes couesi Benedict, 1895[1] | |
