Paralithodes californiensis, also known as the spiny king crab and the California king crab, is a speciesofking crab[1][2][3] It is closely related to P. rathbuni with the same common names being used for the two and some authorities suggest that they might be conspecific.[4] P. californiensis is found on muddy or rocky bottoms at depths of 145–300 m (476–984 ft) in the Pacific Ocean off southern California (Pismo BeachtoSan Diego).[4]
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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: | Paralithodes |
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P. californiensis
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| Paralithodes californiensis (Benedict, 1895) | |
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