lst stage: The carapace has pterygostomian spines. The eyestalk is fused with carapace. Abdomen comprised of 6 segments, lst and 2nd pereiopods are biramous rudiments. 2nd stage: Rostrum has supra-orbital spines, eye stalks movable, dorsal projection of the 3rd abdomenal segment bears a hook, 5th abdomenal segment has a large spine on each side. The 3rd pereiopod is birarnous rudiment, 5th pereiopod is monotype. 3rd stage: Rostrum has two dorsal teeth, carapace has branchiostegal spines, 6th abdomenal segment is separated with telson, uropod is biramous. 4th stage: Rostrum has 3 dorsal teeth, 3rd and 5th pereiopods are segmented. 5th stage: The 4th pereiopods are segmented. 6th stage: The bud of the pleopod may be seen. 7th stage: The pereiopod of the 1st and 2nd are distinctly chelae, pleopods are biramous. 8th stage: The pleopods are segmented. 9th stage: The 2nd to 5th pleopods bear appendix interna. 10th stage: A hook on the 3rd abdomenal segment disappears. The telson bears 2 pairs of dorsal spines and 2 pairs of posterior spines. 11th stage: The inner flagellum of the antennula has 7 - 9 segments.

The postlarval stage: 9 - 10 teeth on the dorsal border of the rostrum, 1 - 2 teeth on the ventral border. The carapace has antennal and branchiostegal spines, pterygostomian spine disappears.