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Updated 11/16/2025

Family Majidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Simocarcinus simplex

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 


Oahu


Sharks Cove, Oahu

SIMPLE COLLECTOR CRAB

Uncommon on seaweeds in shallow water.  Color variable, shell longer in males.  Attains length of 1 inch.  Hawaii and the Indo-Pacific.