Lophozozymus pictor, the mosaic reef crab is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae.
The word "pictor" in Latin means painter.
Its appearance is a body of 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in), somewhat fan-shaped and usually red to orange with strikingly mosaic-like patterns of large white spots. Its pincers are short, both about equal size, with black tips. It has walking legs that are hairy with pointed tips.[1]
Lophozozymus pictor is found in China, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, and lastly, French Polynesia. (native)[2]
In the Philippines, this is known as Calintugas. They live along the coral areas of Batangas, Mindoro, Sorsogon, Negros Oriental, and Samar.[3]
This is known to be one of the most poisonous crabs in the world. Its neurotoxin does not get denatured by heat even when cooked.[4]
Lophozozymus pictor is een krabbensoort uit de familie van de Xanthidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1798 door Fabricius.
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绣花脊熟若蟹（学名：Lophozozymus pictor）为扇蟹科脊熟若蟹属的动物。分布于日本、斐济、萨摩亚、澳大利亚、新加坡、马来半岛以及中国大陆的海南岛等地，生活环境为海水，常生活于低潮线至水深30米的岩石底或珊瑚礁丛中。其生存的海拔下限为-30米。有劇毒。[1]
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