Body pubescent. Rostrum with 9-12 teeth on upper margin. Post-
rostral crest rounded, reaching posterior margin of carapace;
crest bordered by shallow grooves. Telson medially grooved,
bordered distally by movable spinules. Basial spine on three
anterior walking legs, small ischial spine on first walking leg.
Merus of fifth walking leg, in males, bearing proximally a notch
followed by curved, prominent spine and row of tubercles.
Petasma symmetrical, semiclosed, depressed. Thelycum closed,
with anterior plate elongate, deeply grooved, lateral plates
with prominently raised lateral margins. body pale grey with
dark brown pin-point chromatophores. Margins of rostrum, rostral
crests, antennal scales, lateral margins of carapace, posterior
margins of abdominal segments, setae on swimmeret gold. Dorsal
crests of last three abdominal segments reddish-brown. Antennal
flagella, lateral margins of uropods orange-red. common size :
TL 15 cm in males, 20 cm females. Merus of fifth walking leg, in
males, bearing proximall