Cerulean-legged Swimming Crab, Thranita coerulipes

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Updated 8/14/2020

Family Portunidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Thranita coerulipes

Kapoho Point, Kailua, Oahu, 1 foot

CERULEAN-LEGGED SWIMMING CRAB

Locally common on shallow sandy reefs. Carapace olive green with brown and white dashes. Attains carapace width of 1 inch. Indo-Pacific. Formerly known as Thalamita coerulipes.