Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hawaiian Swimming Crab
Goniosupradens hawaiensis
Hawaiian Swimming Crab
Category: Swimming Crabs
Scientific Name: Goniosupradens hawaiensis
Synonyms: Charybdis hawaiensis
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Central Pacific, French Polynesia, Hawaii
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Portunoidea (Superfamily)
         └Portunidae (Family) Swimming Crabs
          └Thalamitinae (Subfamily)
           └Goniosupradens (Genus)
            └G. hawaiensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1462330🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1241424🔗

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