Paralithodes rathbuni

Paralithodes rathbuni, the spiny king crab or California king crab,^[2][3] is a species of king crab.^[1] It is closely related to P. californiensis, with the same common name California king crab being used for the two and some authorities suggest that they might be conspecific.^[3] P. rathbuni is found on sandy, muddy or rocky bottoms at depths of 86–380 m (282–1,247 ft) in the Pacific Ocean off California and Baja California.^[3][2]

Paralithodes rathbuni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Lithodidae
Genus:	Paralithodes
Species:	P. rathbuni
Binomial name
Paralithodes rathbuni (J. E. Benedict, 1895)
Synonyms[1]
Lithodes rathbuni J.E. Benedict, 1895