This shrimp is known from China, Vietnam and Thailand.
In the females examined from southern Thailand, the rostrum is straight, broader around the middle and abruptly tapers towards the tip.
In the southern Thailand survey, it was commonly encountered along stream and waterfall banks over gravel or sand, and was rarely found in coastal areas or brackish water.
In the observed living specimens, the body can be reddish orange or black.
In the females examined from southern Thailand, the second leg is longer and more slender than the first.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.