Scylla serrata
Scylla serrata is a type of crab. It is often called a mud crab or mangrove crab or black crab. It is found in Africa, Australasia and Asia. It lives in estuaries and mangroves.
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Scylla |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/ScyllaS. serrata
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| Scylla serrata (Forsskål, 1775)
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Distribution
Scylla serrata is found from South Africa to Sri Lanka to the Southeast Asian Archipelago. It is found from southern Japan to south-eastern Australia, northern New Zealand, and as far east as Fiji and Samoa. The species has also been introduced to Hawaii and Florida.