Cryptolithodes expansus

Cryptolithodes expansus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Cryptolithodes
Species:
C. expansus
Binomial name
Cryptolithodes expansus
Miers, 1879

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). 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).

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