Information on the optimum dietary lipid level can be used to improve
efficiency of cultivation and reduce feed costs (Peres and Olivia-Teres, 1999; Yoshii et al., 2010). As far as we know, there is little information on the optimal lipid levels for S. paramamosain. Therefore,
the aimof the present studywas to determine the dietary lipid requirement
for juvenile S. paramamosain through evaluating mud crabs'
growth performance, feed utilization, body composition and antioxidant
parameters under various dietary lipid levels.