Habitat: It prefers sandy bottoms and seagrass beds. Distribution: This species has been reported from North Carolina and from Florida to Brazil. Natural History Notes: This species is nocturnal Characteristics: This small shrimp measures 50 mm. Here are some of the key characteristics for this species: the is eye twice as wide as scaphocerite; then, the third pereopod overreaching scaphocerite by length of dactylus and propodus only.