This shrimp is known from parts of Asia and Australia.
In the females examined from southern Thailand, the rostrum is straight or slightly downcurved near the base, curves upwards towards the front and ends in two tips.
In southern Thailand, it is found in tidal brackish waters, streams and ponds, among aquatic vegetation or beneath leaf litter along the banks.
In the observed living specimens, the body and rostrum are quite translucent.
In the females examined from southern Thailand, the back edge of the telson is nearly triangular with a central projection.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.