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Updated 8/7/2020

Family Carpiliidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Carpilius convexus



Kaloko, Oahu, 3 feet

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

Mating, Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

Juvenile, Ma'alaea Bay, Maui


Post-larvae		  

CONVEX CRAB

Occasional in crevices of shallow reefs exposed to wave action.  Carapace width attains 4 inches.  Indo-Pacific including Hawaii.