Paralomis histrix

Paralomis histrix is a species of king crab, family Lithodidae.^[1] It lives at a depth of 180–400 m (590–1,310 ft) in Tokyo Bay, Enshunada and through to Kyūshū. It has few predators because of its size and spiky carapace.^[3] It is sometimes kept in public aquariums and is occasionally referred to as the porcupine crab,^[4] a name otherwise used for Neolithodes grimaldii.

Paralomis histrix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Lithodidae
Genus:	Paralomis
Species:	P. histrix
Binomial name
Paralomis histrix (De Haan, 1849)[1]
Synonyms
Paralomis hystrix Lithodes histrix (basionym)[2]