Phylum
Arthropoda, Order
Decapoda, Crabs,
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1: Ocypodidae, Grapsidae, etc.
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Portunidae
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3: Xanthidae, Carpilidae, Trapeziidae
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4: Calappidae, Majidae, etc.
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5: Indo-Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Western Atlantic
HAWAII
Family Portunidae
Swimming Crabs
| Swimming crabs have paddle-shaped tips on their hind legs and are very
agile. Many species are edible including the Blue Crab. |
| Charybdis erythrodactyla
RAINBOW SWIMMING CRAB
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Charybdis
hawaiensis
HAWAIIAN SWIMMING CRAB
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Gonioinfradens
paucidentata
RED SWIMMING CRAB
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Carupa tenuipes
VIOLET-EYED SWIMMING CRAB
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Podphthalmus vigil
LONG-EYED SWIMMING CRAB
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Portunus pubescens
HAIRY SWIMMING CRAB
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Portunus longispinosus
LONG-SPINED SWIMMING CRAB
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Portunus sanguinolentus
BLOOD-SPOTTED SWIMMING CRAB
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Thalamita
crenata
BLUE-PINCHER CRAB
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Scylla serrata
MANGROVE or SAMOAN CRAB
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| Thalamita
coerulipes
SWIMMING CRAB
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Thalamita edwardsi
EDWARD'S SWIMMING CRAB
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| Lissocarcinus orbicularis
SEA CUCUMBER CRAB
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