Description
Çarapace smooth. Rostrum armed with 6 to 9 teeth on dorsal, and 3 to 6 on ventral margin; blade of rostrum high, broadly triangular in shape; adrostral crest and groove not reaching as far as epigastric tooth, the groove shallow; postrostral crest ending distinctly before posterior margin of-carapace; gastrofrontal and hepatic crests absent; gastro-orbital crest extending over middle third to half of distance between hepatic spine and orbital margin; in adult males, dactyl of third maxilliped half (0.5 to 0.6 times as long as propodus).
Size
Maximum length: 17.8 cm (TL); common length: 10-14 cm (TL)
Diet
Small crustaceans, algae, foraminiferans, small molluscs and organic detritus.
Utilization
Marketed mainly fresh and frozen; also canned and fried; juveniles are used in shrimp paste or as shrimp meal.
Gears
Trawl, gill net, cast net, drag net