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Puget Sound King Crab

Lopholithodes mandtii

Description:

Four large bumps on top of box-like body. Short, stubby legs. Colour a mix of bright red, purple and orange. Juveniles are a uniform brilliant red-orange.

Habitat:

On rock reefs in currents, shallow subtidal to 450'

Notes:

Saw this large specimen of a crab diving off South Boyer Island on a site called the "The Canyon" with my dive buddy Amy Liebenberg.

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1 Comment

Ron Caswell
Ron Caswell 11 years ago

I like these guys

JesseShutt
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JesseShutt

West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Spotted on Jan 21, 2013
Submitted on Jan 22, 2013

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