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Table 1 Measurements (mm) of Scylla serrata

From: Non-indigenous giant mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae) in Malaysian coastal waters: a call for caution

Measurement parts

Immature ♀

Mature ♂

CW

75.11

142.72

ICW

69.83

139.81

8CW

74.15

140.71

PCW

24.84

46.53

CL

47.81

91.31

FW

28.8

52.67

FMSH

1.62

3.21

DFLS

3.35

7.13

DFMS

3.5

7.61

SW

37.4

71.86

AW

42.61

32.68

3PML

31.2

54.83

3PCL

28.7

33.01

5PDL

22.2

44.64

5PDW

22.86

21.76

CDL

32.10

53.61

CPD

16.74

43.68

CPL

69.81

110.9

CML

37.00

63.74

CPW

17.23

25.81

IPS

2.17

3.13

OPS

2.11

2.21

ICS

1.83

2.42

OCS

2.24

2.31

  1. CW carapace width, ICW internal carapace width, 8CW carapace width at spine 8, PWC posterior width of carapace, CL carapace length, FW carapace frontal width, FMSH frontal median spine height, DFLS distance between frontal lateral spines, DFMS distance between frontal median spines, SW sternum width, AW abdomen width, 3PML third periopod merus length, 3PCL third periopod carpus length, 5PDL fifth periopod dactyl length, 5PDW fifth periopod dactyl width, CDL cheliped dactyl length, CPD cheliped propodus depth, CPL cheliped propodus length, CML cheliped merus length, CPW cheliped propodus width, IPS inner propodus spine, OPS outer propodus spine, ICS inner carpus spine, OCS outer carpus spine