Hawaiian Swimming Crab, Goniosupradens hawaiensis

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Updated 8/14/2020

Family Portunidae

CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Goniosupradens hawaiensis

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 20 feet
Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 60 feet

HAWAIIAN SWIMMING CRAB

Common at scuba depths in holes and within Antler coral. Attains carapace width of 3 inches. Hawaii, Society Islands, Tuamotus. Formerly known as Charybdis hawaiensis.