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".http://www.catalogueoflife.org/show_species_details.php?record_id=3814439 The Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Nov 2007 Its scientific name comes from the Andaman Sea, where it has been collected off the west coast of Andaman Islands at a depth of .
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.
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