Paralithodes platypus
| Paralithodes platypus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Paralithodes |
| Species: | P. platypus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralithodes platypus (Brandt, 1851) | |
| Distribution in the Bering Sea region (not showing population further south off northeast Asia) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lithodes platypus J.F. Brandt in von Middendorf, 1851 | |
Paralithodes platypus, the blue king crab, is a species of king crab from cold waters in the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas. They are generally smaller than red king crabs.