P. Soundarapandian D. Varadharajan S. Ravichandran Faculty of Marine Sciences, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai-608 502. Tamil Nadu, India Department of Zoology, Government Arts College, Kumbakonam, India Arthropods ISSN 2224-4255 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/online-version.asp 2014 3 1 20 26 International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Hong Kong 21 February 2013 25 March 2013 1 March 2014 minerals males females berried females Podophthalmus vigil Totally 7 minerals were reported in the present study. For the individual contribution 5(Sodium>Calcium>Potassium>Iron>Magnesium),7(Sodium>Calcium>Iron>Potassium>Phosphorus>Magnesium>Zinc) and 4(Calcium>Sodium>Iron>Magnesium) minerals were reported in males, females and berried females respectively. In all sexes sodium and calcium were maximum and magnesium was minimum. Comparatively females contain maximum amount of minerals than males and berried females. Phosphorous and zinc were absent in males whereas potassium was absent in addition to phosphorous and zinc in berried females. Among different sexes females contain maximum amount of minerals (61.56 mg) followed by males (39.92 mg) and berried females (35.11 mg). From the study females contain maximum amount of minerals than berried females and males. So it is recommended to consume females to get maximum minerals. DOI 10.0000/issn-2224-4255-arthropods-2014-v3-0002 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2014-3(1)/mineral-composition-of-edible-crab.pdf