This amphipod was described from historical specimens collected in Lake Issyk-Kul.
In the described historical adult male specimens, the rear abdominal segments lacked dorsal elevations or excavations.
Specimens collected in Lake Issyk-Kul in 1906 were examined.
The described historical adult male specimens had relatively small eyes.
In the described historical adult male specimens, both pairs of antennae had very few setae.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.