Mud crab (Scylla serrata), alive in the Visitor Centre at Leigh Marine Laboratory. It’s a very large paddle crab reaching over 200 mm across the carapace (shell). The mud crab lives in estuaries and mangroves and is very tasty eating. Permission to use photo kindly given by Dr Richard Taylor, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory. Photographer: Dr Richard Taylor © Dr Richard Taylor

Mud crab (Scylla serrata), alive in the Visitor Centre at Leigh Marine Laboratory. It’s a very large paddle crab reaching over 200 mm across the carapace (shell). The mud crab lives in estuaries and mangroves and is very tasty eating. Permission to use photo kindly given by Dr Richard Taylor, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory. Photographer: Dr Richard Taylor © Dr Richard Taylor

Mud crab (Scylla serrata), alive in the Visitor Centre at Leigh Marine Laboratory. It’s a very large paddle crab reaching over 200 mm across the carapace (shell). The mud crab lives in estuaries and mangroves and is very tasty eating. Permission to use photo kindly given by Dr Richard Taylor, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory. Photographer: Dr Richard Taylor © Dr Richard TaylorRead more