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.
Scylla Serrata Media
Capture (blue) and aquaculture (green) production of Indo-Pacific swamp crab (Scylla serrata) in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO
