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Charybdis hawaiiensis Edmonson 1954, the Hawaiian Swimming Crab. The most common large crab in HI. Striped eyes and yellow swimming paddles on last legs are definitive. To about three inches in carapace width. Found in Hawai'i, the Tuamotu and Society Islands. Hawai'i pic. 
 

Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana 1852. Harlequin Crab. Variably marked, colored. Free-swimming, but usually found in association (in or on) sea cucumbers and anemones. To about half an inch in carapace diameter. Indo-Mid-Pacific; East Africa to Hawai'i. Here off Kailua, Kona.



Unusual find: a dead Hermit Crab found lying on coral in Fiji.
 

Calcinus laurentae Haig & McLaughlin 1983, Laurent's Hermit Crab, Family Diogenidae. Orange-yellow antennae. Claw-limbs brown, other legs pink with white junctions and black tips.  Hawaiian endemic. Common. To about 1/5" carapace length. Kona pic.  
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