Lithodes ferox

Lithodes ferox
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Lithodidae
Genus:	Lithodes
Species:	L. ferox
Binomial name
	Lithodes ferox; Filhol, 1885
Synonyms
	Lithodes tropicalis A. Milne-Edwards, 1883 ; Pseudolithodes pyriforms Birstein & Vinogradov, 1972 ;

Lithodes ferox, also known as the fierce king crab, is a species of king crab. It has been found on the muddy bottoms of the southeastern Atlantic Ocean at depths from 160–1,013 m (525–3,323 ft). It is distributed between the Gulf of Guinea, the northwesternmost coast of South Africa, and the island of Saint Helena.

References

↑ De Grave, Sammy (30 November 2021). "Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
↑ Muñoz, Isabel; García-Isarch, Eva; Sobrino, Ignacio; Burgos, Candelaria; Funny, Rita; González-Porto, Marcos (December 2011). "Distribution, abundance and assemblages of decapod crustaceans in waters off Guinea-Bissau (north-west Africa)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 92 (3): 475–494. doi:10.1017/S0025315411001895. hdl:10508/8409. S2CID 84600572 – via ResearchGate.
1 2 3 Macpherson, Enrique (June 1988). Revision of the family Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura) in the Atlantic Ocean (PDF). Monografías de Zoología Marina. Vol. 2. pp. 64–68. doi:10.1163/9789004627369. hdl:10261/42482. ISBN 978-84-00-06807-3. S2CID 127331902. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-11-06 – via the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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[WoRMS-1] De Grave, Sammy (30 November 2021). "Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

[2] Muñoz, Isabel; García-Isarch, Eva; Sobrino, Ignacio; Burgos, Candelaria; Funny, Rita; González-Porto, Marcos (December 2011). "Distribution, abundance and assemblages of decapod crustaceans in waters off Guinea-Bissau (north-west Africa)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 92 (3): 475–494. doi:10.1017/S0025315411001895. hdl:10508/8409. S2CID 84600572 – via ResearchGate.

[Macpherson_1988-3] 1 2 3 Macpherson, Enrique (June 1988). Revision of the family Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura) in the Atlantic Ocean (PDF). Monografías de Zoología Marina. Vol. 2. pp. 64–68. doi:10.1163/9789004627369. hdl:10261/42482. ISBN 978-84-00-06807-3. S2CID 127331902. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-11-06 – via the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.