Scylla paramamosain Estampador, 1949
Green mud crab
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Family:  Portunidae (swimming crabs)
Max. size:  20 cm CW (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2.0 g
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: northern parts of South China Sea and parts of Java.
Diagnosis:  Carapace usually green to light green, palm green to greenish blue with lower surface and base of fingers usually pale yellow to yellowish orange.
Biology:  Common carapace width: between 15 and 18 cm. Found intertidal to subtidal. Associated with shallow reef rubble, subtidal flats and estuarine pools, or in mangrove forests (Ref. 125642).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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