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Updated 4/22/2023

Family Cypraeidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Cypraea (Mauritia) scurra indica

Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet, 48mm

 

Subadult, Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet, 41mm

 

JESTER COWRY

Uncommon in coral heads or deep rubble at any depth.  Crawls rapidly when disturbed.  Attains 3 inches.  Hawaii & the Indo-West Pacific.