Biology and hatchery of mangrove crabs Scylla spp.
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This manual includes the biology of crab (Scylla serrata, S. tranquebarica, and S. olivacea), and describes principles and procedures for spawning the mature crabs and rearing the zoea to ‘fly’ size crabs. It focuses on the hatchery rearing of S. serrata as the farming of this species is more economically viable than the two other species. The techniques may be modified depending on the conditions or problems encountered in a specific site.
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Quinitio, E. T., Parado-Estepa, F. D., & dela Cruz-Huervana, J. J. (2018). Biology and hatchery of mangrove crabs Scylla spp. (3rd Ed.). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Biology of Scylla spp.
- Crab anatomy
- Taxonomy and identification
- Life history and habitat
- Food and feeding
- Molting and regeneration
- Sexual maturity
- Mating
- Spawning
- Embryonic development and hatching
- Larval development
- Hatchery Operations
- Setting up the hatchery
- Preparation of tanks and seawater
- Production of natural food
- Management of broodstock
- Larval rearing
- Culture of megalopa
- Harvesting, packing, and transport of crablets
- Common problems and possible solutions
- Economics of mangrove crab hatchery
- References
- Acknowledgement
- Appendix
- Glossary
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0115-5369Series
Aquaculture extension manual; No. 34Format
45 pages : illustrations (chiefly color).
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