What is Scylla serrata?
{{Speciesbox | image = CSIRO ScienceImage 10696 Mud crabs are caught measured tagged and released as part of the research into the effectiveness of green zones in Moreton Bay.jpg | taxon = Scylla serrata | authority = ([[Peter Forsskål|Forsskål]], 1775) }} '''''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 [[Mangrove|mangroves]]. == Distribution == ''Scylla serrata'' is found from [[South Africa]] to [[Sri Lanka]] to the [[Southeast Asia|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]]. {{taxonbar|from=Q3544834}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Portunidae]] {{biology-stub}}