Paralomis histrix

Paralomis histrix is a species of king crab which 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.[2] It is sometimes kept in public aquariums and is occasionally referred to as the porcupine crab,[3] a name otherwise used for Neolithodes grimaldii.

Paralomis histrix
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P. histrix
Binomial name
Paralomis histrix
(De Haan, 1844)[1]
Synonyms

Paralomis hystrix
Lithodes histrix

References

  1. de Haan, Wilhem (1850). 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.
  2. "Porcupine crab". Georgia Aquarium. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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