Saron (crustacean)
| Saron | |
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| Saron marmoratus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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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[edit]
As of 2023[update], 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[edit]
- ^ C. Fransen; S De Grave (2020). "Saron Thallwitz, 1891". World Register of Marine Species. 96786. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Saron Thallwitz, 1891". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Saron Shrimp". Hurtsville Aquarium. Retrieved 24 January 2017.