Scylla tranquebarica

species of crustacean

Scylla tranquebarica is a type of mangrove crab in the genus Scylla. It is lives in mangrove areas. It is found from Pakistan and Taiwan to the Malay Archipelago and other Indo-Pacific regions.[1]

Scylla tranquebarica
Scylla tranquebarica from a fish market in the Philippines
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. tranquebarica
Binomial name
Scylla tranquebarica
(Fabricius, 1798)

References

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  1. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Scylla tranquebarica". species-identification.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-10-24.