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