Acanthaxius
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| Acanthaxius | |
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| Acanthaxius hirsutimanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Axiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| Acanthaxius pilocheirus Sakai, 1987 [1] | |
Acanthaxius is a genus of mud lobster native to the Indo-Pacific oceans.[2] It has a slender rostrum which is longer than the eyestalks, is spinose and has seven spines[3] and has a depth range of 228–438 metres (748–1,437 ft).[4]
