Scylla paramamosain
| Scylla paramamosain | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Green mud crab, Scylla paramamosain from Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Genus: | Scylla |
| Species: | S. paramamosain |
| Binomial name | |
| Scylla paramamosain Estampador, 1949 | |
Scylla paramamosain is a mud crab commonly eaten in Southeast Asia.
Distribution
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Scylla paramamosain". species-identification.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ 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]
