Paralithodes rathbuni
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| Paralithodes rathbuni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Paralithodes |
| Species: | P. rathbuni |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralithodes rathbuni (J. E. Benedict, 1895) | |
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Paralithodes rathbuni, the spiny king crab or California king crab,[2][3] is a species of king crab.[1] It is closely related to P. californiensis, with the same common name California king crab being used for the two and some authorities suggest that they might be conspecific.[3] P. rathbuni is found on sandy, muddy or rocky bottoms at depths of 86–380 m (282–1,247 ft) in the Pacific Ocean off California and Baja California.[3][2]
