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Created 8/21/2024

Family Pilumnidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Pilumnus vespertilio

 

Puako, Hawai'i

 

COMMON HAIRY CRAB

Uncommon under rocks in shallow water and tide pools, active at night.  Red eyes, claws white with dark tips, long hairs trap lots of sediment, does not carry sea anemones.  Carapace width attains 1 inch.  East Africa to Okinawa, Hawaii, and Samoa.