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: