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Kōrero: Deep-sea creatures

King crab

King crab

Various species of king crab (Paralomis zealandica) are found in cool waters around the world. This extra-spiky species is only found off New Zealand’s east coast, from the southern North Island to the Campbell Plateau, where it lives on sandy bottoms at around 600 metres deep.

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NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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Paddy Ryan, Deep-sea creatures – Sea-floor life, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/5244/king-crab (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Paddy Ryan, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.

Comments

Michael
29 September 2024
Neolithodes brodiei and Lithodes aotearoa is the largest species of lithodid in New Zealand, not Lithodes murrayi. Size: Neolithodes brodiei has a maximum length of 221.9mm and cw of 183.3mm, Lithodes aotearoa grows cw over 189.8mm cw and a maximum cw of 240.0mm, Lithodes murrayi grows over cw up to 134mm. And a cl of 142mm. Am I right guys, this is in a pdf >:|
Michael
29 September 2024
According to a pdf (king crabs of new Zealand, Australia and Ross Sea). The evidence of lithodes murrayi was not the largest. Lithodes aotearoa is not previously misidentified as Lithodes murrayi, the pdf has said that Neolithodes brodiei and Lithodes aotearoa are the largest lithodids of New Zealand. Maximum size of Neolithodes brodiei: Carapace width up to 183.3mm and a carapace length up to 232.2mm Maximum size of lithodes aotearoa: Carapace width up to 189.9mm and a carapace length up to 241mm Maximum size of lithodes murrayi: small, people believed it is big but not as large as two of the largest lithodids in New Zealand. It has believed that the maximum length is 154.3mm and a carapace width of 146.2mm Size of Paralomis dawsoni: the second largest Lithodid beholds behind Lithodes aotearoa and Neolithodes brodiei. Growing up to a maximum length of 174.3mm and a carapace width of 163.1mm. It has also believed that " brodiebaragani " or " burodi-baragani " is Neolithodes brodiei.
Michael
28 August 2024
Neolithodes brodiei, known as the Brodie's king crab is a species of king crab known from the genus Neolithodes, they are found in New Zealand waters, ranging from 950-1,000m. Habitat:New Zealand Size: Carapace width is up to 183.3mm and a length of 221.9mm Full name: Neolithodes brodiei Dawson & Yaldwyn 1970 Described: from a female in the antarctic, growing up to 105mm (2.26kg). Neolithodes brodiei Brodie's king crab are large, and Neolithodes grimaldii weight was 2.28kg, means (115mm CL, 98mm CW) Neolithodes brodiei is 8.33kg (18.44lb (8.0kg)) Am I right guys?