Cryptolithodes expansus is a species of king crab native to the Korean coast and Japan. They live in the sublittoral zone to a depth of approximately 50–60 metres (160–200 ft).[2] Adults measure approximately 50 mm (2.0 in) wide and 80 mm (3.1 in) long and have a rostrum of about 10 mm (0.39 in).[3]
Cryptolithodes expansus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Lithodidae |
Genus: | Cryptolithodes |
Species: | C. expansus
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Binomial name | |
Cryptolithodes expansus |
C. expansus can be found in both the western and eastern Pacific Ocean. In the west, it can be found in Japan and along the Korean coast,[2][4] and in the east, it can be found in as far south as British Columbia.[5]