Known from springs in Turkey, adults of this amphipod have numerous short dorsal setae.
Adults have numerous short setae on the dorsal surfaces of three metasome segments; females also have these setae.
It occurs in springs within a limited area of Asia Minor, sometimes together with Gammarus balcanicus.
Among adults, the number of dorsal setae increases with age.
Adult males have small, round to oval eyes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.