Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Marbled Shrimp
Saron marmoratus
Marbled Shrimp
Category: Broken-back Shrimps
Scientific Name: Saron marmoratus
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Note: Saron marmoratus is most likely a complex of several species. This is a poorly studied group and further research is need to propery indentify and classify all the species.
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Caridea (Infraorder)
      └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
       └Hippolytidae (Family)
        └Saron (Genus)

Crustaceans
Broken-back Shrimps

Marbled Shrimp

White-Banded Cleaner Shrimp

Squat Anemone Shrimp



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