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Updated 9/19/2020

Family Portunidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Scylla serrata

Bellows AFB, Oahu

Pearl Harbor, Oahu

MANGROVE or SAMOAN CRAB

Common in brackish water and muddy inshore waters.  Attains carapace width of at least 10 inches.  Large claws are capable of causing serious injury.  Edible.  Introduced to Hawaii.  Native to the Indo-Pacific.