Lithodes maja King crab, Trollkrabbe, Stone crab, Deepsea king crab, Northern stone crab

Lithodes maja is commonly referred to as King crab, Trollkrabbe, Stone crab, Deepsea king crab, Northern stone crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6124 

AphiaID:

107205 

Scientific:

Lithodes maja 

German:

Nördliche Steinkrabbe, Nordische Steinkrabbe 

English:

King Crab, Trollkrabbe, Stone Crab, Deepsea King Crab, Northern Stone Crab 

Category:

Kraby 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Lithodidae (Family) > Lithodes (Genus) > maja (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Canada Eastern Pacific, Greenland, Newfoundland, North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, USA 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 5.51" (14 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 46.4 °F (°C - 8°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Clam meat, Clams, Crustaceans, Detritus, Food tablets, Frozen food (small sorts), omnivore, Smelts, Snails 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lithodes aequispinus
• Lithodes agassizii
• Lithodes couesi
• Lithodes longispina
• 
  Lithodes maja
  Nördliche Steinkrabbe, Nordische Steinkrabbe
• Lithodes nintokuae

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-01 00:09:27 

Last edit:

2019-09-09 22:28:24 

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