Lithodes maja

Erling Svensen Andy - it is Lithodes maja.

Andy Horton I thought it was one I was not familiar with but with large spider crab characteristics. I would have got there quite soon.

Erling Svensen In the north we also have the Paralithodes camtschaticus that can grow to 2 meter across and 10 kg - VERY good to eat :-)

Andy Horton MARINE LIFE NEWS BULLETIN TORPEDO (September 2013) Issue 200 ISSN 1464-8156 Oceans: NE Atlantic, British Isles For technical reasons, TORPEDO is no longer being sent out by EMail. It is simply easier to view the bulletins on the web pages. Please find a copy of the bulletin at: http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Torpedo2013September.htm The 200th issue of Torpedo includes News Reports: Skipjack Tuna American Striped Bass Leatherback Turtles Whale strandings: Sowerby's Beaked Whale at St Kilda Sei Whale Minke Whale and sightings: True’s Beaked Whales Risso’s Dolphin The Bluefin Tuna Reports will be in the next issue The latest news can be found at: http://www.glaucus.org.uk/News2013Summer.htm Species feature Large Spider Crabs, Lithodes maja, and Maja brachydactyla Coastal Feature: St Kilda archipeligo MARINE LIFE NEWS BULLETIN TORPEDO INDEX http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Torpedo2.htm

Andy Horton Please find a copy of the bulletin at: http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Torpedo2013September.htm

Alistair Eberst Hi, these three seen in Northern Norway but I'm hoping someone here can help with ID. The crab I took to be Maja squinado but it seemes very spiny.

Keith Hiscock Lots of people mistake Lithodes maja as Maia squinado (or is it Maja brachydactyla now?) and thus there are incorrect records registered north of its northern geographical limit which, in Britain, is probably a few places in western mainland Scotland - although I am suspicious of those records!

Jim Greenfield I have photos of L.maja taken at St. Abbs.

George Brown For what its worth I've seen Lithodes maia all round the north of Scotland, from the Small Isles round to the Moray Firth, but have never seen Maja brachydactyla in Scotland.