Petasma with laterally curved processes and an apical styliform process. Thelycum with posterior ridge between triangulate lateral plates. Antennae, distal part of uropods reddish. TL males 11 cm, females 14 cm. Merus of 5th walking leg, in males, proximally notched on inner margin.
Juveniles occur in shallow coastal waters, adults - further offshore.
Life span 13-16 months. Reproduction April - September. Miquel, J.C., 1982. Holthuis, L.B. 1987. Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world.