Puget Sound King Crab
(Lopholithodes mandtii)

image of a Puget Sound King Crab

Image ID: 86-01

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Comments : This is a juvenile Puget Sound King Crab. Juveniles are much more brightly colored then the adult version. We often find these creatures clinging to shelves along shear walls in Browning Pass. Seven Tree Island, just north of Browning Wall, offers just such a wall on one side of the island.
Common name : Puget Sound King Crab
Scientific Name : Lopholithodes mandtii
Location Found : 7 Tree Island, BC, Canada
Actual Size : 4 inches
Camera Used : Sea & Sea MMII EX 1-2T macro lens
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