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Introduction The mud crab Scylla paramamosain is a commercially important crustacean species that is widely cultivated in Southeast Asia and southern China (; ; ). This species exhibits pronounced sex dimorphism (). Female crabs generally command a higher market price than males, owing to their richer content of essential long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, distinct free amino acid profiles, and the natural antioxidant astaxanthin.
1 Introduction The mud crab, Scylla paramamosain, is an economically important species in marine aquaculture in China and many countries around the Indian and Pacific Oceans (; ; ; ; ). In 2024, the cultivated area of mud crabs in China reached 24.6 thousand hm2, with an annual output of 162.3 thousand tons, owing to its flavorful and nutritious meat and high market price (; ; ; ). Despite the continuous increase in output of S.
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