Paralomis dawsoni

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth366–953 m
Water temperature9–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, April, and June
How commonRare

About this species

Paralomis dawsoni is a species of king crab that lives in New Caledonia, northern New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands at depths of 400–1,118 m (1,312–3,668 ft). Alongside P. zealandica, it is one of the two most common species of Paralomis in New Zealand. As of 2023, the Department of Conservation in New Zealand classifies P. dawsoni as "Naturally Uncommon".

Text from the Wikipedia article “Paralomis dawsoni”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 1 records
April: 1 records
May: 0 records
June: 1 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 1 records
November: 1 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 366–953 m · Deepest record: 986 m

360–370 m: 1 records
370–380 m: 1 records
380–390 m: 0 records
390–400 m: 0 records
400–410 m: 0 records
410–420 m: 0 records
420–430 m: 0 records
430–440 m: 1 records
440–450 m: 0 records
450–460 m: 1 records
460–470 m: 0 records
470+ m: 6 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–29 °C

8–10 °C: 2 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Similar species

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
11 open-data records from 1999 to 2014.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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