Scylla paramamosain

species of crab

Scylla paramamosain is a mud crab commonly eaten in Southeast Asia.

Scylla paramamosain
Green mud crab, Scylla paramamosain
from Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Genus: Scylla
Species:
S. paramamosain
Binomial name
Scylla paramamosain

Distribution

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Scylla paramamosain is found in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.[1] It is now produced by aquaculture farms in southern Vietnam.[2]

References

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  1. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Scylla paramamosain". species-identification.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  2. Christensen, Stig M; Macintosh, Donald J; Phuong, Nguyen T (2004). "Pond production of the mud crabs Scylla paramamosain (Estampador) and S. olivacea (Herbst) in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, using two different supplementary diets". Aquaculture Research. 35 (11): 1013–1024. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01089.x. ISSN 1355-557X.[permanent dead link]