Species of crustacean
Eiconaxius andamanensis is a species in the family Axiidae. Although it is not a true lobster, is sometimes known by the common names "mud lobster" and "scorpion lobster".[2] Its scientific name comes from the Andaman Sea, where it has been collected off the west coast of Andaman Islands at a depth of 238–290 fathoms (1,428–1,740 ft; 435–530 m).[3][1]
Although very similar to Iconasioptis laccadivensis, a species which shelters itself in the branches of deep sea zoophytes, the exact habits of Eiconaxius andamanensis are unknown.[3]
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