Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775)

Gokul, A., 2017, Taxonomy and ecology of brachyuran crabs in Sunderbans, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (2), pp. 131-139 : 133

1. Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775)

1775. Cancer serratus Forskal, Desc. Anim. : 90.

1957. Scylla serrata, Chhapgar, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 54 (2): 416, 1972. Scylla serrata, Ummerkutty and Deb, Rec. zool. Surv. India,

66 (1-4): 193 ( Mangalore, Kumta beach).

Materials: Total 07 examples; KN 1405, Coll. A. Gokul, 26.3.08, Gosoba, 01 ex; KN 1409, Coll. A. Gokul,

29.3.08, Champta, 01 ex; KN 1458, Coll. A. Gokul,

22.4.09, Bakkhali, 01 exs; KN 1507, Coll. A. Gokul,

13.9.09, Jharkhali, 01 ex; KN 1508, Coll. A. Gokul,

14.9.09, Bakkhali, 01 ex; KN 1744, Coll. A. Gokul, 7.8.11, Fresergunj Harbour, 02 exs.

Characters: Frontal lobes high, bluntly pointed with concave margins. Antero-lateral teeth nine, equally arranged, narrow, outer margin straight or slightly concave. Chelipeds and legs marked with polygonal patternings in both sexes and on female abdomen.

Distribution:

Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala. East coast: West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. Islands: Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Elsewhere: South Africa, Red Sea, Mauritius, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Timor, Australia, Western Samoa, Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Caledonia.