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Family Portunidae

HAWAII

Portunus sanguinolentus

Ewa, Oahu, 400 feet

 

Osezaki, Izu, Japan, 30 feet

BLOOD-SPOTTED SWIMMING CRAB

Common in muddy sand in deeper water.  Hawaiian crabs are an endemic subspecies. Attains carapace width of 6 inches.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.