Crab Gallery

Laurent’s Hermit Crab, (Calcinus laurentae) at 30ft depth, Kua Bay

A female sea urchin crab (Echinoecus pentagonus) in the anal cavity of a large banded urchin (Echinothrix calamaris)

Red swimming crab (Gonioinfradens paucidentata) in a reef ledge at Pentagon

Bloody hermit crab (Dardanus sanguinocarpus) on a wall at 20ft depth

Bloody hermit crab (Dardanus sanguinocarpus) in a cave at 20ft depth

A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) in cauliflower coral

Convex crab (Carpilius convexus) hiding in coral at 60ft depth

Yellow-spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) at O’oma

Hawaiian swimming crab (Charybdis hawaiensis) found sheltering in the arms of a cauliflower coral (Pocillopora meandrina) during the day

Laurent’s Hermit Crab, (Calcinus laurentae) at 25ft depth, Suck-Em-Up Cave

A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) shelters in the arms of an antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi)

Red Swimming Crab (Gonioinfradens paucidentata) in a crevice at 40′ depth, Kaloko

Yellow-spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) in a large Elkhorn Coral at O’oma

A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) shelters in the arms of an antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi)

A pebble crab (Etisus splendidus), photo by Pete Tucker

A flat rock crab (Percnon planissimum) among boulders in Suck-Em-Up Cave at 25′ depth

A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) in cauliflower coral

A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) shelters in the arms of an cauliflower coral (Pocillopora meandrina)

Haig’s hermit crab (calcinus haigae) at 30ft depth, Hoover’s Tower

Yellow hairy hermit crab (Aniculus maximus) at Twin Sisters Cave, photo by Pete Tucker

A flat rock crab (Percnon planissimum) among boulders in a cave at 40′ depth

Pale anemone crab (Dardanus deformis) using a pimpled basket snail shell at 30ft depth, Puakō

Author: Andrew