Lithodes ferox
Species of king crab
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Lithodes ferox, also known as the fierce king crab,[2] is a species of king crab.[3] It has been found on the muddy bottoms of the southeastern Atlantic Ocean at depths from 160–1,013 m (525–3,323 ft).[3] It is distributed between the Gulf of Guinea, the northwesternmost coast of South Africa, and the island of Saint Helena.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. ferox |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885 | |
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