Paralomis staplesi is a species of king crab. It has been found both south of Tasmania near the Tasman Fracture and on the Tonga–Kermadec Ridge from depths of . It most closely resembles P. birsteini, P. stevensi, and P. gowlettholmes.
See also List of crabs of New Zealand
References
External links
Images of P. spectabilis at CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure