Saron (genus)

Saron
Saron marmoratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Subphylum:Crustacea
Class:Malacostraca
Order:Decapoda
Family:Hippolytidae
Genus:Saron
Thallwitz, 1891 [1]
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.[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 though that there may be many more species yet to be described due to the high variability in colour observed.[4]

Species

Saron currently consists of 4 recognised species:[1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 C. Fransen; S De Grave (2015). "Saron Thallwitz, 1891". World Register of Marine Species. 96786. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  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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