Description
Rostrum armed with 7 to 9 dorsal teeth; in females, sigmoid-shaped, toothless, on distal third to half, upcurved and exceeding antennular peduncle; in large males, curving downward, the unarmed portion absent and only reaching to middle of second antennular article; both shapes found in young males; epigastric tooth small, absent in large males; postrostral crest almost reaching to posterior margin of carapace, feebly grooved or flat; longitudinal suture generally reaching 3/4 of carapace length; antennular flagella 0.4 to 0.6 times the length of carapace.
Size
Maximum length: 10.8 cm (TL), common length: 5-9 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on algae, benthic detritus and small crustaceans.
Utilization
Marketed fresh, frozen, peeled and cooked or canned; also used as shrimp meal or shrimp paste.
Gears
Trawl, gill net, cast net, drag net