Habitat: It prefers coral crevices Distribution: This species has been reported from northwestern Florida, throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil. Characteristics: This species is characterized by the absence of postocular spine, rostrum exceeding eyestalks, chelipeds with fixed finger as long as dactylus, fifth and sixth abdominal segments ornamented with pattern of rugae dorsaUy, distal margin of telson wider than the proximal one, with longitudinal ribs dorsally.