Neolithodes brodiei

Neolithodes brodiei

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Neolithodes
Species:
N. brodiei
Binomial name
Neolithodes brodiei
Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1970

Neolithodes brodiei, also known as Brodie's king crab, is a species of king crab which is native to New Zealand and its adjacent waters. It lives at a depth of 500–1,240 metres (1,640–4,070 ft) but is typically found within a range of 950–1,150 metres (3,120–3,770 ft). It is the most widespread and common king crab in New Zealand waters, and the New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified it as "Not Threatened" in 2013 and 2023.