Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hawaiian Elegant Hermit Crab
Hawaiian Elegant Hermit Crab
Scientific Name: Calcinus c.f. elegans
Family: Diogenidae
Category: Hermit Crabs
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Note: Physically identical to the Elegant Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans) foundin the Indo-Pacific, which has turquoise blue instead of orange bands on the legs.

Invertebrates
Crustaceans
Hermit Crabs

Hawaiian Elegant Hermit Crab

Orangeclaw Hermit Crab

Haig's Hermit Crab

Laurent's Hermit Crab

Small White Hermit Crab

Whitebanded Hermit Crab

Line-Legged Hermit Crab

Orange Hermit Crab

Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab

Hopper's Hermit Crab

Hairy Hermit Crab

Red-Stripe Hermit Crab

Polkadotted Hermit Crab

Reticulated Hermit Crab

Coral Residing Hermit Crab

Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab

Paguritta sp. 1

Giant Hermit Crab

White Speckled Hermit Crab

Blue-Eye Hermit Crab

Red Reef Hermit Crab

Stareye Hermit Crab

Blue-Legged Hermit Crab

Halloween Hermit Crab

Hairy Red Hermit Crab

Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab

White-spotted Hermit Crab

Dark Knee Hermit Crab

Beautiful Hermit Crab

True Crabs
Mantis Shrimps
Squat Lobsters
Slipper Lobsters
Porcelain Crabs
Isopods
Skeleton Shrimps
Barnacles
Horseshoe Crabs
Sea Spiders
Shrimps
Boxer Shrimps
Ghost Shrimps
Spiny Lobsters
Reef Lobsters


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