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Lithodes aotearoa is a species of king crab found in New Zealand.

Habitat: Western Indian oceans and Southern oceans of New Zealand to Cambell plateau and far as Auckland.

Size: many reported specimens were small. (Range to 12-170mm) The largest known was reported to be over 1.3 meters legspan and 240.0mm carapace length

Appearance: dark purplish red, with few prominent spines. (Spine Length examimated: 3mm or more?), legspan thickness: first joint: 43mm, middle joint: 39mm, last joint: 37mm to a spike ( 35-0mm ). Legspan thinness: all (90mm+) or less than (90mm-). Rostrum length: adults - 24mm or more. 240mm and 199.1mm weight converter - weight -- 240mm CL + 199.1mm CW === 2.30kg size 143.44.169.184 (talk) 03:51, 3 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

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