Subantarctic Stone Crab
Lithodes murrayi
- Group: Crab
- Typical depth: 16–1030 m
- Max size: 10.7 cm
A deep water stone crab, it ranges from around sixteen metres down past a thousand on rocky and soft bottoms. It is a tough, opportunistic scavenger and forager, taking sessile and slow moving prey and feeding readily on carrion.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Lithodidae › Lithodes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 241288.
FAQ
- How deep does the Subantarctic Stone Crab live?
- The Subantarctic Stone Crab (Lithodes murrayi) is typically found at 16–1030 m.
- How big does the Subantarctic Stone Crab get?
- The Subantarctic Stone Crab grows to about 10.7 cm.