What is "axius"

Axius is a genus of mud lobster, containing the following species:

• Axius armatus S. I. Smith, 1881
• Axius serratus Stimpson, 1852
• Axius stirynchus Leach, 1815
• Axius werribee (Poore & Griffin, 1979)

Axius (Greek: ) is a Paeonian river god, the son of Oceanus and Tethys. He was the father of Pelagon, by Periboea, daughter of Acessamenus. His domain is the river Axius, or Vardar, in Macedonia (region).

Axius is the nomen of the Roman gens Axia.

Axius may also refer to:

In geography,

• The Vardar, a river in Macedonia and Greece.
• The Orontes, a river in Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.

In mythology,

• Axius, the god of the river Axius.

In biology,

• Axius, a genus of decapods, also known as mud lobsters.