Species

1. Scylla serrata (Forskal)

Outer margin of wrist (carpus) of chelipeds are with one blunt spine; colour of upper surface of body (carapace) is greenish brown to ferrugenous brown; no polygonal markings is found on the walking and swimming legs; lower surface of fixed finger of chelipeds is dark to pinkish red in colour. They are graded as "red crabs" (200 to 400 g) in the export trade.