(H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Preorbital spine outwardly directed, not greatly exceeding antorbital spine; branchial margin with two spines midway along; rostral spines widely divergent distally, distance between tips at least more than two and a half times basal width; a single cardiac spine; ambulatory meri with two long spines on distal margin. (Davie 1996)
Type locality: Seas of Asia.
Range: India - Okha and Bombay (Chhapgar, 1957); Sri Lanka (Alcock, 1895a); north-east of Bay of Bengal (Griffin, 1974); Arakan Coast (Alcock, 1895a); Gulf of Martaban; Mergui Archipelago (Alcock, 1895a); West Malay Peninsula (Griffin & Tranter, 1986a); Japan - Sagami Bay (Balss), Nanki Shirahama, coast of Wakayama and coast of Miyazaki (Sakai, 1938a), Wagu, Kii Nagashima, Kii Minabe, Gobo, and Miyazaki (Sakai, 1976a), Kushimoto (Miyake, 1983), Wagu, Kii Nagashima, Gobo, Kii Minabe, and Tosa Bay (Muraoka, 1998); China - Guangdong (Dai & Yang, 1991); Gulf of Thailand; Singapore (Griffin & Tranter, 1986a); Sulu Archipelago - off Jolo (Griffin, 1976, Griffin & Tranter, 1986a); Indonesia - Selat Sunda, Ambon, Kepulauan Kai, Kepulauan Aru and Padaido Islands, Irian Jaya (Griffin & Tranter, 1986a); Australia - Port Curtis (Miers, 1884a), Cape Jaubert, W.A. (Rathbun, 1924c), Thursday Island; Vanuatu - Torres Island (Miers, 1884a); 10-50 m.