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  Scylla serrata, Introduced Marine Species of Hawaii Guidebook
serrata is primarily a carnivore, eating mollusks, crustaceans, and polychaetes, as well as small amounts of plants and debris.
serrata is spent in inshore waters, especially estuaries, the females migrate offshore with the fertilized eggs attached to the pleopods, where they hatch in a few weeks (Hill, 1996).
Knuckey, I. Maturity in male mud crabs, Scylla serrata, and the use of mating scars as a functional indicator.
www2.bishopmuseum.org /HBS/invertguide/species/scylla_serrata.htm   (552 words)

  
 Scylla   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scylla is one of the two sea monsters in Greek mythology (the other being Charybdis) which lives on one side of a narrow channel of water.
Scylla has the face and torso of a woman, but from her flanks grow six long necks equipped with dog heads, each of which contained three rows of sharp teeth.
Scylla was the princess of Megara, daughter of King Nisus who was invincible as long as a lock of red hair still existed, hidden in his white hair.
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 Scylla
Scylla, the daughter of Crataeis, is one of the two sea monsters in Greek mythology (the other being Charybdis) which lives on one side of a narrow channel of water.
Scylla has the face and torso of a woman, but from her flanks grow six dog heads and her body below that sprouts twelve canine legs and a fish's tail.
Scylla and Charybdis are believed to have been the entities from which the term, "Between a rock and a hard place" (ie: a difficult place) originated.
www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Mythology/Scylla.html   (813 words)

  
 Fact Sheet for Scylla serrata (Forsskål, 1755)
serrata is spent in inshore waters, especially estuaries, the females migrate offshore with the fertilized eggs (up to about two million eggs at a time) attached to the pleopods, where they hatch in a few weeks (Hill, 1974, 1994).
Mating And Spawning In The Mud Crab, Scylla Serrata (Forsskål) (Decapoda: Portunidae), In Moreton Bay, Queensland.
Hill, B. Salinity And Temperature Tolerance Of The Zoeae Of The Portunid Crab Scylla Serrata.
nis.gsmfc.org /nis_factsheet.php?toc_id=159   (1398 words)

  
 Genetic Structure Within the Distribution of the Indo-West Pacific Mud Crab Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775)
In this thesis, I have examined genetic structure within and among populations of an estuarine species of mud crab Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775) using a number of genetic markers and methods.
serrata propagules derived from the northwest of Australia, possibly due to an enhanced recruitment event coinciding with the reported strengthening of the Leeuwin Current during 1999.
serrata populations in the IWP may have experienced several cycles of extinction and population retraction from temperate areas followed by subsequent periods of colonisation and rapid coastal expansion in response to the effects of glacial episodes on coastal habitats in the IWP.
www4.gu.edu.au:8080 /adt-root/public/adt-QGU20030926.124631   (1518 words)

  
 NAS - Species FactSheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scylla serrata is a large swimming crab with four blunt frontal teeth all more or less in line with each other.
The taxonomy of Scylla is confusing with one or several species recognized depending upon the author.
Knuckey, I.A. Maturity in male mud crabs, Scylla serrata, and the use of mating scars as a functional indicator.
nas.er.usgs.gov /queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=192   (1117 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Scylla
There she lay under rocks across from Scylla and sucked in and spewed out huge amounts of water, creating a whirlpool.
Scylla or Charybdis: navigating the jurisprudence of visual clutter.
Age Of Fable Or Beauties Of Mythology: Chapter XIII: Nisus And Scylla, Echo And Narcissus, Clytie, Hero And Leander.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Scylla   (457 words)

  
 Charles's Diary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Scylla — Infoplease.com
According to one legend Circe, jealous of the sea god Glaucus' love for Scylla, changed her from a beautiful nymph into a horrible doglike creature with six heads and twelve feet; according to another, Amphitrite, jealous of Poseidon's love for her, transformed her into the ugly monster.
Scylla lived on the rocks on the Italian side of the Strait of Messina, where she seized sailors from passing ships and devoured them.
Scylla - Scylla daughter of Nisus, promised to deliver Megara into the hands of Minos.
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 BANGLAPEDIA: Crab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Sixteen species of crabs have been so far reported from Bangladesh waters, of which the common ones are Scylla serrata, Portunas pelagicus, P. sanguinolentus, Charybdis feriata, Charybdis rostrata, Matuta lunaris, M. planipes, Clappa lophos, C. pustulosa, Varuna litterata, Sartorina spinigera, Ocypoda cratopthalma, and Gelasimus annulipes.
Most of these species are economically important but the serrated mud crab, also known as mangrove crab, or Scylla serrata is now the most commercially important species and is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region, including the bay of bengal.
The commercially important species Scylla serrata usually spawns in the sea and its larvae are carried to the coast by tide.
banglapedia.org /HT/C_0366.HTM   (1424 words)

  
 Habitat characters of juvenile mud crab, Scylla serrata   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The mud crab, Scylla serrata is a promising species for aquaculture and resource enhancement in tropical regions of Japan (Fig.
Habitat characters and the selectivity for particle size of the substratum were examined to develop techniques of releasing juveniles and increasing habitat of the mud crab.
serrata in a 1×5m quadrat at the tidal flat in Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.
www.snf.affrc.go.jp /seika/wwwsupl/supl14.htm   (415 words)

  
 Report of the Seminar on the Mud Crab Culture and Trade - BOBP/REP/51
Biological studies of the mud crab Scylla serrata (Forskal) of the mangrove ecosystem in the Andaman Sea - Sombat Poovichiranon
Mud crab (Scylla serrata Forskal) fattening in Surat Thani province - Anuwat Rattanachote and Rachada Dangwatanakul
Rearing of mud crab (Scylla Serrata) - Suparp Prinpanapong and Thaweesak Youngwanichsacd
www.fao.org /DOCREP/007/AD840E/AD840E00.HTM   (922 words)

  
 Welcome to Elizabeth's Blog!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Issues Report, CRS 230, NTU. 1999.
Commercial fishing for these crustaceans is actually banned within the confides of Darwin Harbour (NT Government Brochure, 1995a) and (S. serrata) abounds in the mud flats, the rivers and creeks of the harbour.
The reduction of habitat for the mud crab is mainly concerned with the reduction of mangrove forests.
They are responsible for clearing of the forest floor as the juveniles consume the leaf litter whilst the mature crabs are scavengers and consume dead carcasses of land, as well as sea animals.
www.angelfire.com /nt/ResearchReport/CrustaceanEcology.html   (2703 words)

  
 FIGIS - FAO/SIDP Species Identification Sheet: Scylla serrata
From 1990 to 1995 yearly catches for Scylla serrata from the Western Central Pacific ranged from 5 960 to 12 882 t (FAO yearbook of fishery statistics).
Therefore, Scylla olivacea is probably the most common species in many markets of Southeast Asia.
serrata, differing from this species, however, by size and by having the frontal teeth more acutely triangular with the median pair projecting slightly frowards of the lateral ones.
www.fao.org /figis/servlet/FiRefServlet?ds=species&fid=2637   (565 words)

  
 FISHING CHIMES --A Monthly Indian Fisheries Journal..
The crab farmers who participated in the seminar articulated their worry over the depleting stocks of the red crab Scylla serrata.
Babu that in Pedavalasala village of East Godavari district all the fishermen were involved in mud crab fishing, mainly the red crab; this crab included two species, Scylla serrata and S.paramamosain.
About 2-7% of such berried crabs would be come across during good breeding season and catching these resulted in a substantial decline in the mud crab fishery, particularly of red crabs.
www.fishingchimes.com /brack.htm   (1179 words)

  
 David's notes about scylla serrata   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 scylla serrata   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Identfication guide - Scylla serrata   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
"Osmotic and ionic concentrations of Scylla serrata (Forskaal) subjected to different salinity levels." Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, A 117A (2): 239-244.
"Oxyhemocyanin, protein, osmolality and electrolyte levels in the hemolymph of Scylla serrata in relation to size and molt cycle." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology 217 (1): 93-105.
Mitochondrial DNA evidence for rapid colonisation of the Indo-West Pacific by the mudcrab Scylla serrata.
www.madeinnys.com /mangrove/s_serrata.htm   (260 words)

  
 Bureau Of Fisheries And Aquatic Resources - ONLINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rules and regulations governing the issuance of permit for the exportation of live mud crabs or"alimango" (Scylla serrata).
Pursuant to Sections 4, 7 and 18 of Presidential Decree No. 704, as amended, otherwise known as the "Fisheries Decree of 1975," the following rules and regulations governing the issuance of permit for the exportation of live mud or "alimango" (scylla serrata) are hereby promulgated.
- For purposes of this Order, mud crab or "alimango" (Scylla serrata) is a crab of the family Portunidae with an elliptically depressed carapace, broader than it is long, with a well-defined senate anterior margin and the last pair of periopods of which are broad and flattened at the end.
www.bfar.da.gov.ph /legislation/fao/fao162.htm   (592 words)

  
 Mudcrab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mud crabs of genus Scylla, also known as green crabs or mangroove crabs constitute an important secondary crop in the traditional prawn or fish culture systems in the Asian countries.
Two species of mud crabs, namely Scylla tanquebarica and Scylla serrata are found in the inshore sea, estuaries, backwaters, coastal lakes and mangroove swamps of all maritime states on the main land and the creeks and bays of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The crabs belonging to the species S.tranquebarica is free living and grows to a large size with carapace width of 22 cm and those of species S.
www.nabard.org /roles/ms/fi/mudcrab.htm   (1233 words)

  
 CiteULike: Tag crab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Sublethal effect of naphthalene on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in the edible marine crab Scylla serrata.
Naphthalene-induced hematological disturbances and oxidative stress in an estuarine edible crab, Scylla serrata.
Changes in oxygen consumption and respiratory enzymes as stress indicators in an estuarine edible crab Scylla serrata exposed to naphthalene.
www.citeulike.org /tag/crab   (127 words)

  
 JCU ePrints
Rabbani, Abed Golam and Zeng, Chaoshu (2005) Effects of tank colour on larval survival and development of mud crab scylla serrata (Forskal).
Newly hatched larvae of Scylla serrata were reared in culture vessels of five colours, i.e., fl, dark green, maroon, sky blue and white.
Larval survival and development were monitored daily until all of them either moulted to the first crab stage or died.
eprints.jcu.edu.au /930   (357 words)

  
 Culture Techniques For Scylla Crabs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scylla crabs are a fisheries product with good prospects for future development, since they are consumed both domestically and also for export.
As new market opportunities open up, we can expect an increase in the land potentially available as a Scylla habitat and knowledge of Scylla rearing.
Morphologically and genetically, Scylla consists of three kinds: 1.
www.agnet.org /library/article/rh2001003d.html   (99 words)

  
 World Aquaculture Society abstract data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In recent years, farming of the mud crab Scylla serrata has expanded rapidly in many Indo-Paci
Anecdotal observation suggested that background colours of culture vessel could effect larval culture success, the current experiment was therefore conducted to test the effects of background colour of culture vessel on larval survival and development of the mud crab.
Newly hatched larvae of S. serrata were reared in the culture vessels of
www.was.org /Meetings/AbstractData.asp?AbstractId=9268   (266 words)

  
 FIGIS - FAO/SIDP Species Identification Sheet : Scylla serrata
Hill, B.J. Natural food, foregut clearance-rate and activity of the crab Scylla serrata.
A revision of the genus Scylla De Haan (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae).
Sakai, T. Crabs of Japan and the adjacent seas.
www.oceansatlas.org /world_fisheries_and_aquaculture/html/resources/capture/mainspec/species/sp2637.htm   (518 words)

  
 D.Net - Our Team
2003-2004: Studies on fisheries biology of the mud crab (Scylla olivacea, Herbst 1796) and the livelihood of the crab fishing community from the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem of Bangladesh supported by DFID-UGC implemented by Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Variation in bacterial loads of live mud crab (Scylla olivacea) from the Sundarban mangrove swamps of Bangladesh.
Performance of mud crab, Scylla olivacea, culture in bamboo pens at different stocking densities from Southwest Bangladesh.
www.dnet-bangladesh.org /profile/forhad.html   (745 words)

  
 Methionine-Enkephalin Induces Hyperglycemia Through Eyestalk Hormones in the Estuarine Crab Scylla serrata -- ...
Dose-dependent effect of methionine-enkephalin on the hemolymph glucose levels in intact Scylla serrata.
Two hours after injection of saline (10 µl/animal) or methionine-enkephalin at the doses indicated, hemolymph was withdrawn from crabs for glucose determination.
An increase in phosphorylase activity and a decrease in glycogen
www.biolbull.org /cgi/content/full/201/1/17   (2701 words)

  
 Draft Terms of Reference - Importing Various Live Mud Crabs
Mud crabs (Scylla serrata, Scylla olivacea and Scylla paramamosai)
of amending the 'List of Specimens Suitable for Live Import' for the purposes of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, to include Scylla serrata, Scylla olivacea and Scylla paramamosai.
Provide a summary of the proposed activity, including the intended use of the specimens (e.g.
www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/various-crabs.html   (379 words)

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