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Updated 2/18/2023

Family Carpiliidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Carpilius maculatus

Sharks Cove tidepool, Oahu

 

Kahuwai, Kona, Hawaii, 30 feet



Kuki'o, Hawaii, 8 feet


Honokohau, Kona, 35 feet
 
   

7-11 or BLOOD-SPOTTED CRAB

Occasional in holes at scuba depths.  Carapace width attains 6 inches.  Indo-Pacific including Hawaii.