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Updated 8/7/2020

Family Grapsidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Pachygrapsus plicatus

Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 1 foot

 



Sharks Cove, Oahu

PLEATED ROCK CRAB    'A'AMA

Common on rocks at the water's edge.  Carapace with many grooves and white dashes, attains width of 1 inch.    Indo-Pacific including Hawaii.