| Lithodes santolla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L.
santolla |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes santolla Jacquinot, 1844 |
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| Synonyms | |
Lithodes santolla, also known as the southern king crab in english or centolla in Perú, Chile and Argentina [2], is a species of king crab, found off the Pacific coasts of South America, especially from Valdivia at 39° 50' S to Cape Horn at 60° [3]. It lives in the benthic zone at depths up to 150 m, but south of 40° it has been found at 600 m [3].
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