Paralomis dawsoni is a species of king crab which lives in New Caledonia, northern New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands at depths of 400–1,118 m (1,312–3,668 ft).

[3] As of 2023[update], the Department of Conservation in New Zealand classifies P. dawsoni as "Naturally Uncommon".

[1] P. dawsoni is orange-red or red-brown in colour and has a subhexagonal carapace covered uniformly in blunt tubercles.

[3] Tubercles and coarse spines cover its legs, and its chelipeds are especially spinose.

[3] The species name "dawsoni" is dedicated to Elliot Watson Dawson of the National Museum of New Zealand.