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)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Hippolytidae (Family)
          └Saron (Genus)
           └S. marmoratus (Species)

Crustaceans
Broken-back Shrimps

Marbled Shrimp

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