Taxonomy and ecology of brachyuran crabs in Sunderbans Author Gokul, A. text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-04-01 117 2 131 139 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i2/2017/118011 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i2/2017/118011 2581-8686 13184350 1. Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775) 1775. Cancer serratus Forskal, Desc. Anim . : 90. 1957. Scylla serrata , Chhapgar, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc ., 54 (2): 416, 1972. Scylla serrata , Ummerkutty and Deb, Rec. zool. Surv. India , 66 (1-4): 193 ( Mangalore , Kumta beach). Materials: Total 07 examples; KN 1405, Coll. A. Gokul, 26.3.08, Gosoba, 01 ex; KN 1409, Coll. A. Gokul, 29.3.08, Champta, 01 ex; KN 1458, Coll. A. Gokul, 22.4.09, Bakkhali, 01 exs; KN 1507, Coll. A. Gokul, 13.9.09, Jharkhali, 01 ex; KN 1508, Coll. A. Gokul, 14.9.09, Bakkhali, 01 ex; KN 1744, Coll. A. Gokul, 7.8.11, Fresergunj Harbour, 02 exs. Characters: Frontal lobes high, bluntly pointed with concave margins. Antero-lateral teeth nine, equally arranged, narrow, outer margin straight or slightly concave. Chelipeds and legs marked with polygonal patternings in both sexes and on female abdomen. Distribution: Gujarat , Maharashtra , Goa, Kerala . East coast: West Bengal , Orissa , Andhra Pradesh , Tamil Nadu . Islands: Andaman and Nicobar Islands . Elsewhere: South Africa , Red Sea, Mauritius , Philippines , Taiwan , Japan , Indonesia , Timor, Australia , Western Samoa , Solomon Islands , Fiji and New Caledonia .