Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 81186). Subtropical, preferred 25°C (Ref. 107945); 32°S - 35°S, 18°E - 30°E (Ref. 81186)
Southeast Atlantic: South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 2 - 2.5 cm Max length : 25.0 cm ShL male/unsexed; (Ref. 356)
This species is one of 5 Haliotis species endemic to South Africa. It is the largest and most abundant of the abalone species in this country.
Broadcast spawner. No mating behavior. Spawning is initiated by the release of sperm cloud stimulating the females to release their eggs. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into trocophore larva moving actively in the water column and shortly after develops into veliger larvae, followed by substrate settlement and metamorphosis. Also Refs. 81186, 105512, 105513.
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17 - 22.2, mean 19.9 (based on 38 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.14-0.81; tm=9).
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (56 of 100).
