Puget Sound king crab
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The Puget Sound King crab, Lopholithodes mandtii, is a species
of king crab
which lives in the oceans off the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to central California. Adults are orange, red and purple in colour. They are larger than the similar brown box crab
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Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of king crab
King crab
King crabs, also called stone crabs, are a superfamily of crab-like decapod crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their meat, many species are widely caught and sold as food, the most common being the red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus.King...
which lives in the oceans off the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to central California. Adults are orange, red and purple in colour. They are larger than the similar brown box crab
Brown box crab
The brown box crab, Lopholithodes foraminatus, is a king crab that lives from Kodiak Island, Alaska to San Diego, California. at depths of . It reaches a carapace length of , and feeds on bivalves and detritus. It often lies buried in the sediment, and two foramens in the chelipeds allow water in...
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