South and East Coasts of La Palma, Northeast and Southwest of La Gomera, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southeast and South of Tenerife, North, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and South of Gran Canaria, Southwest, East and North Center of Fuerteventura, South , East, West and North of Lanzarote, and Chinijo archipelago (Graciosa, Roque del Este and Alegranza).

In the Canary Islands, this species has been systematically located on rocky substrates, either whitish, sandy or vegetated, between 0 and 40 m deep. Other observations also place it deeper, up to 100 m. (Vice-Ministry of the Environment, 2009)