This shrimp is known from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
In the examined specimens, the rostrum is short and straight.
It favours flowing, well-oxygenated fresh water in upper river courses.
In the observed living specimens, the body has small dots and several red stripes, sometimes with a white dorsal band.
In the examined specimens, the second leg is longer and more slender than the first.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.