Description
Rostrum armed with 8 to 10 dorsal teeth; epigastric tooth small; post rostral crest almost reaching posterior margin of carapace, grooved in females; telson armed with 3 to 5 pairs of small mobile spines; antennular flagella at least 0.6 times the length of the carapace; grey in colour with a touch of pink; uropod and telson grey or pink, each with a dark grey median longitudinal stripe.
Size
Maximum length: 12.3 cm (TL), common length: 6-10 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on benthic detritus, worms and small crustaceans
Utilization
Marketed locally and exported as fresh, frozen and as value added products
Gears
Trawl, gillnet, cast net, drag net