Scylla paramamosain

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Scylla paramamosain
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Portunidae
Genus:
Scylla
Species:
S. paramamosain
Binomial name
Scylla paramamosain

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Scylla paramamosain is a mud crab commonly consumed in South-east Asia.

Distribution

Scylla paramamosain is found in Japan, Taiwan, China (including Hong Kong), Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Indonesia.[1] It is now produced by aquaculture farms in southern Vietnam.[2]

Taxonomy

Scylla paramamosain was described by Eulogio P. Estampador in 1949, as a subspecies of Scylla serrata.[3][4] It is now known that the crabs previously referred to as S. serrata in China were mostly S. paramamosain.[5]

References

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