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Updated 7/2/2018

Family Hippidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC & TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Hippa marmorata

Waimanalo Beach, Oahu

 

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.