Scientific name Scylla paramamosain | Infraorder Brachyura Rank Species | |
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Similar Scylla, Scylla tranquebarica, Giant mud crab, Scylla olivacea, Decapoda | ||
Molting process of mud crab scylla paramamosain
Scylla paramamosain is a mud crab commonly consumed in South-east Asia.
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Distribution
Scylla paramamosain is found in Japan, Taiwan, China (including Hong Kong), Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Indonesia. It is now produced by aquaculture farms in southern Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Scylla paramamosain was described by Eulogio P. Estampador in 1949, as a subspecies of Scylla serrata. It is now known that the crabs previously referred to as S. serrata in China were mostly S. paramamosain.
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