Neolithodes nipponensis is a species of king crab which is found in Japan and Taiwan.[2][3] It has been found at depths from 200–1,752 metres (656–5,748 ft).[3]
| Neolithodes nipponensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Neolithodes |
| Species: |
N. nipponensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neolithodes nipponensis Sakai, 1971[1] | |
In 2001, an article was published in Zoosystema which reported N. nipponensisinFiji.[4] Likewise, in 2003, an article was published in Scientia Marina which reported it in the Solomon Islands.[5] However, both of these appear to be a yet-undescribed species.[6]
"Neolithodes" is derived from Greek and Latin and means "new stone-crab",[7] while "nipponensis" – "Nippon" with the Latin suffix "-ensis" – means "of or from Japan".
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