Lithodes antarcticus

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Lithodes antarcticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Lithodes
Species: L. antarcticus
Binomial name
Lithodes antarcticus

Lithodes antarcticus, also known as the Chilean centolla, is a species of king crab, found off the Pacific coasts of South America, especially from Valdivia at 39º50' S to Cape Horn at 60º. It lives in the benthic zone at depths up to 150 m, but south of 40º it has been found at 600 m.

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