Paralomis histrix
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Paralomis histrix is a species of king crab, family Lithodidae.[1] It lives at a depth of 180–400 m (590–1,310 ft) in Tokyo Bay, Enshunada and through to Kyūshū. It has few predators because of its size and spiky carapace.[3] It is sometimes kept in public aquariums and is occasionally referred to as the porcupine crab,[4] a name otherwise used for Neolithodes grimaldii.
References
- ^ a b "Paralomis histrix (De Haan, 1849 [in De Haan, 1833-1850])". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ de Haan, Wilhem (1849). von Siebold, Philipp Franz (ed.). Crustacea. Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio Animalium, quae in Itinere per Japoniam, Jussu et Auspiciis Superiorum, qui Summum in India Batava Imperium Tenent, Suspecto, Annis 1823–1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit (in Latin). pp. 218–219.
- ^ Motoo Hiroshi & Toyota Koji (2006). "左右が逆転したイガグリガニ" [A case of reversed asymmetry in a lithodid crab, Paralomis hystrix]. Cancer (Tokyo) (in Japanese). 15: 25–27. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Porcupine crab". Georgia Aquarium. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External links
- Media related to Paralomis histrix at Wikimedia CommonsError: "Q1068894" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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