APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758) - Northern stone crab or Norwegian king crab (Crustacean images)
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Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- dorsal view / cut-out 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- dorsal view in pool 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- lateral view in pool 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- two crabs in pool 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- dorsal view carapace 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- dorsal view front of carapace 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- lateral view 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- lateral front left carapace 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- mouthparts 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- mouthparts 2

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- abdomen 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- abdomen 2

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- ventral view out of water 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- dorsal view out of water 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- claw outside 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- claw inside 1

Northern stone crab
Lithodes maja
- with 30cm / 12 inch rule 1

The specimens here were photographed live, they were caught 80 miles north-west of Land's End on the Northwest Banks in 60 fathoms of water by the vessel Nimrod. The images here were taken 26.03.20.

This species is also called the Norwegian king crab.

A big thanks go to Paul Semmens who enabled the photographing of the specimens, both of which were released afterwards.

Lithodes maja Northern stone Norwegian King Crab crustacean images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.