philsokol 1 Posted May 26, 2009 Hi, I've been lusting after saron shrimp ever since I saw my first pic of one. Finally got a decent shot while on a night dive near Halmahera. Coral rubble about 20 ft. deep. I know there are a lot of "undescribed species" and this guy isn't in any of the books I checked. Any thoughts? Thanks! Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted May 26, 2009 Hi Phil - well, you've hit the jackpot. That's a very rarely seen Saron known only from Indonesia. It's listed as Saron sp 3 in Debelius' Crustacea Guide of the World. At the time he wrote the book it had yet to be collected or described. Good eye and good photo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philsokol 1 Posted May 26, 2009 Thanks Leslie! Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mshohman 0 Posted May 26, 2009 great photo, those guys are impossible to shoot! Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllisonFinch 7 Posted May 31, 2009 Leslie, is this a more common saron shrimp? I found it on the south shore of New Britain Island, PNG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted May 31, 2009 More common but still undescribed. It's listed as Saron sp 2 in Debelius' crustacea book. I checked & couldn't find any recent papers on it. There are several undescribed species in the genus. Some of them have been shoe-horned into S. marmoratus or S. neglectus because there's some similarity in the coloration. The genus is in great need of revision but since some of these species have only been photographed, never collected, it will be hard to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
