Lithodes couesi

Lithodes couesi, also known as the scarlet king crab,^[2] is a species of king crab.^[3] It is typically found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, but in 2019, it was found in the Burdwood Bank around the Scotia Arc at a depth of 605 m (1,985 ft).^[4]

Lithodes couesi
L. couesi from the Burdwood Bank
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Lithodidae
Genus:	Lithodes
Species:	L. couesi
Binomial name
Lithodes couesi Benedict, 1895[1]