Saron | |
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Saron marmoratus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Family: | Hippolytidae |
Genus: |
Saron Thallwitz, 1891 |
Type species | |
Hippolyte gibberosus H. Milne Edwards, 1837, a synonym for Saron marmoratus |
Saron is a small genus of caridean prawns from the family Thoridae, which were formerly classified as part of the Hipploytidae, the cleaner shrimps. Some species are kept in the marine aquarium trade. These are common on the reefs of the Indo-Pacific region and it is though that there may be many more species yet to be described due to the high variability in colour observed.
Saron currently consists of 4 recognised species: