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Updated 7/2/2018
Family Hippidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC & TROPICAL
EASTERN PACIFIC
Hippa marmorata
Waimanalo Beach, Oahu |
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MARBLED MOLE CRAB
Common in sand along water's edge of wave-washed beaches.
Feeds
upon carrion & Portuguese Man-o-war.
Attains length of 1.5 inch. East Africa to Panama, including
Hawai'i.
Formerly known as Hippa pacifica. |
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