Lithodes is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to Neolithodes and Paralomis. They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of . They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at high depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs and some species are or were targeted by fisheries. Species Lithodes contains the following species: Lithodes aequispinus Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab Lithodes aotearoa Ahyong, 2010 Lithodes australiensis Ahyong, 2010 Lithodes ceramensis Takeda & Nagai, 2004 Lithodes chaddertoni Ahyong, 2010 Lithodes confundens Macpherson, 1988 Lithodes couesi J. E. Benedict, 1895 – scarlet king crab Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885 – fierce king crab Lithodes formosae Ahyong & Chan, 2010 Lithodes galapagensis Hall & Thatje, 2009 Lithodes jessica Ahyong, 2010 Lithodes longispina Sakai, 1971 Lithodes macquariae Ahyong, 2010 Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758) – Norway king crab Lithodes mamillifer manningi Macpherson, 1988 Lithodes manningi Macpherson, 1988 Lithodes megacantha Macpherson, 1991 Lithodes murrayi Henderson, 1888 – Subantarctic stone crab Lithodes nintokuae Sakai, 1976 Lithodes panamensis Faxon, 1893 Lithodes paulayi Macpherson & Chan, 2008 Lithodes rachelae Ahyong, 2010 Lithodes richeri Macpherson, 1990 Lithodes robertsoni Ahyong, 2010 Lithodes santolla (Molina, 1782) – southern king crab, Chilean king crab, centolla Lithodes turkayi Macpherson, 1988 Lithodes turritus Ortmann, 1892 Lithodes unicornis Macpherson, 1984 Lithodes wiracocha Haig, 1974 References King crabs Decapod genera