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Marbled shrimp

Saron marmoratus (Olivier, 1811)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The marbled shrimp (Saron marmoratus) is a species in the family Hippolytidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the marbled shrimp

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the marbled shrimp live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marbled shrimp as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Cyprus
  2. Israel
  3. Lebanon
  4. Syria

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the marbled shrimp endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the marbled shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyHippolytidae
  6. genusSaron
  7. SpeciesSaron marmoratus (Olivier, 1811)

Synonyms Hippolyte gibberosus, Hippolyte hemprichii, Hippolyte leachii, Hippolyte marmoratus, Hyppolite kraussii, Nauticaris grandirostris, Palaemon marmoratus, Saron hemprichii

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Common marble shrimpEnglish
  • Gemeine MarmorgarneleGerman
  • Saron marbréFrench
  • Gamberetto marmorizzatoItalian
  • フシウデサンゴモエビJapanese
  • 乳斑掃帚蝦Chinese
  • Crevette marbréeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marbled shrimp

Other species in the same genus Saron.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the marbled shrimp an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marbled shrimp as introduced in 4 countries: Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon and Syria, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the marbled shrimp?

The marbled shrimp (Saron marmoratus) belongs to the family Hippolytidae in the order Decapoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{marbled_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Marbled shrimp (Saron marmoratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}