Mosaic Reef Crab
Lophozozymus pictor
- Usual depth21 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Lophozozymus pictor, the mosaic reef crab is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lophozozymus pictor”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 16 records
- February: 42 records
- March: 23 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 16 records
- September: 38 records
- October: 55 records
- November: 29 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 21 m · Deepest record: 21 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Mosaic Reef Crab
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒロバオウギガニ
- Thai
- ปูใบ้ลายตาข่าย
- Simplified Chinese
- 繡花脊熟若蟹
Other scientific names: Cancer lactatus, Cancer pictor, Cancer rhumphii, Cancer saxatilis, Xantho octodentatus
Similar species
Red and White-spotted Reef CrabLophozozymus erinnyes
- Montagu's crab
Lophozozymus incisus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 92 open-data records from 1798 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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