[1] Discovered in 1810 by Péron and Lesueur, A. forskalea was initially found in coastal to offshore waters of the Mediterranean Sea.

[4] The species is often mixed up with some other members of the genus due to some similarities including the capability of bioluminescence.

[3] The number of tentacles is usually fewer than the amount of radial canals per individual, but findings have shown that this can vary from half as many to twice as many.

[6][7] Also, A. forskalea has excretory pores on short papillae and between 5-10 statocysts between neighboring radial canals.

[9] While this pelagic species was originally discovered in offshore waters of the Mediterranean Sea,[2][3] A. forskalea has been found in various suitable temperate and subtropical areas.