Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775)
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/97142464-FFBA-FFF5-FCC5-F8C206AA4157 |
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Felipe |
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Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775) |
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34. Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775) View in CoL
1775. Cancer serratus Forskål, Descr. Anim. : 90.
1899. Scylla serrata Alcock, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal , 68 (2): 27.
1998. Scylla serrata Keenan, Davie and Mann, Raffles Bull.
Zool., 46 (1): 228, figs.7 A, 8A, 9A, 10.
2001. Scyllaserrata: Dev Roy and Bhadra, Zool. Surv. India
Estuarine Ecosystem Series 4: Fauna of Godavari
Estuary: 40.
2013 Scylla serrata : Dev Roy M. K.and S.Rath, Chapter In:
Estuaries of India (Biodiversity, Ecology, Conservation and Managememt NBI.Pg.47-58
Material examined: 3exs. Digha, 19.ix.2014, Coll: O.P.S. Reg.no.A-4333.
Diagnosis: Frontal lobes high, bluntly pointed with concave margins. Antero-lateral teeth narrow, outer margin straight or slightly concave. Chelipeds and legs marked with polygonal pattern in both sexes.
Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh (East Godavari,Guntur, Krishna, Nellore, Prakasam, Srikakulam, West Godavari, Visakhapatnam), Odisha (Gopalpur coast), Fiji, Goa (Zuari estuary), Karnataka (Karwar, Mangalore), Kerala (Travancore), Maharashtra ( Mumbai), Mauritius, Tamil Nadu (Palk Bay, Pulicat Lake), West Bengal (Sundarbans, Digha). Elsewhere: Australia, East Africa Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Persian Gulf, Philippines, Red Sea, and Taiwan.
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