This shrimp is known from the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
In the examined specimens, the rostrum is short and straight, with no upper teeth.
The two specimens used in the description were one male collected in the Wairahuta River on Malaita in the Solomon Islands and one female from the Buavinai River on Epi in Vanuatu. The account describes a preference for flowing, well-oxygenated fresh water in middle to upper river courses.
In the examined specimens, the second leg is longer and more slender than the first.
In the examined specimens, along the back edge of the telson, the feather-like intermediate setae are longer than the lateral ones.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.