This amphipod is known from the Mediterranean and Black seas and lagoons on the European Atlantic coasts.
In adult males examined from Rovinj, the lateral lobes of the head are pointed.
In the Mediterranean it lives in fully marine water and also enters lagoons, bays, and harbours with reduced salinity.
The revision reports it from depths of 0–15 m.
In adult males examined from Rovinj, the second antenna bears groups of long setae with curved tips.
In adult males examined from Rovinj, the fifth leg has an elongate basal segment, and more distal segments bear long setae among the spines.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.