Mantle 5 cm in length, short, bell-shaped. Surface smooth. Fins small oval, and terminal. Head large with asymmetrical eyes (left being larger than the right). Arms long, with 2 series of suckers which bear smooth rings. Tentacles long, with 5 rows of suckers on the club. Tentacular sucker ring with straight-sided sharp teeth. Ventral body covered by numerous photophores. On the ventral arms, photophores 4 rows proximally becoming 2 rows distally.