Saron
Saron marmoratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Hippolytidae
Genus: Saron
Thallwitz, 1891 [1]
Type species
Hippolyte gibberosus
H. Milne Edwards, 1837
Saron neglectus

Saron is a small genus of caridean prawns in the cleaner shrimp family Hippolytidae,[2] These are common on the reefs of the Indo-Pacific region and it is possible that there may be many more species yet to be described due to the high variability in colour observed.[3] Some species are kept in the marine aquarium trade.[4]

Species

As of 2023, the World Register of Marine Species lists four species in the genus Saron:

  • Saron inermis Hayashi in Debelius, 1983
  • Saron marmoratus (Olivier, 1811)
  • Saron neglectus de Man, 1902
  • Saron rectirostris Hayashi, 1984

References

  1. ↑ C. Fransen; S De Grave (2020). "Saron Thallwitz, 1891". World Register of Marine Species. 96786. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Saron Thallwitz, 1891". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. ↑ Joseph Poupin; Matthieu Juncker (2010). "A guide to the decapod crustaceans of the South Pacific" (PDF). Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Saron Shrimp". Hurtsville Aquarium. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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