This amphipod is known from the coastal zone of Lake Ohrid and nearby springs.
Living adults are yellow-brown to yellow-grey.
It is especially common in springs near the coast of Lake Ohrid and is also known from the lake down to 40 m depth.
Adult males have sparse setae on the first and second antennae.
The third and fourth pairs of legs of adult females have denser, longer setae than those of males.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.