Saron (shrimp)

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Saron
Saron marmoratus.jpg
Saron marmoratus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Hippolytidae
Genus: Saron
, 1891 [1]
Type species
Hippolyte gibberosus
H. Milne Edwards, 1837

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

Species[]

As of 2020, the World Register of Marine Species lists four species in the genus Saron:[1]​

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b C. Fransen; S De Grave (2020). "Saron Thallwitz, 1891". World Register of Marine Species. 96786. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
  3. ^ "Saron Shrimp". Hurtsville Aquarium. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
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