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Family: Haliotidae abalones



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63 species (see list below)
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Haliotis alfredensis
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Haliotis arabiensis
[]

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm ShH
Haliotis asinina Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff
 
Haliotis asinina
[Donkey's ear abalone]
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Haliotis assimilis
[Threaded abalone]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Haliotis aurantium
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Southwest Pacific

Haliotis australis Gmelin, 1790

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Haliotis australis
[Australian abalone]
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Haliotis brazieri
[Brazier's ear shell]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Haliotis clathrata Reeve, 1846

Photo by Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Haliotis clathrata
[Lovely abalone]
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Haliotis coccoradiata
[]
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Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Haliotis corrugata
[Pink abalone]
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Max. Length 29 cm SHW
 
Haliotis cracherodii
[Black abalone]
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Haliotis crebrisculpta
[]
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Haliotis cyclobates
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Haliotis dalli Henderson, 1915

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Haliotis dalli
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Northwest Pacific

Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Haliotis discus
[Japanese abalone]
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Haliotis dissona
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Northwest Pacific

Haliotis diversicolor unspecified

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Haliotis diversicolor
[Varicoloured abalone]
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Haliotis dohrniana
[Dohrn's abalone]
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Haliotis dringii
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Haliotis drogini
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Haliotis elegans
[]
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Haliotis fatui
[]
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Max. Length 25 cm SHL
 
Haliotis fulgens
[Green abalone]
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Haliotis geigeri
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm ShL
Haliotis gigantea unspecified

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Haliotis gigantea
[Giant abalone]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm ShH
Haliotis glabra Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Haliotis glabra
[Glistening abalone]
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Haliotis iris
[Black paua]
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Haliotis jacnensis
[Jacna abalone]
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Max. Length 17.5 cm SHL
 
Haliotis kamtschatkana
[Pinto abalone]
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Haliotis laevigata
[Greenlip abalone]
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Haliotis madaka
[]
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Haliotis mariae
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Atlantic

Haliotis marmorata Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Haliotis marmorata
[]
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Haliotis melculus
[]
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Max. Length 25 cm ShL
 
Haliotis midae
[Perlemoen abalone]
No picture found
 
Haliotis mykonosensis
[]
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Haliotis neglecta
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm ShH
Haliotis ovina Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Haliotis ovina
[Oval abalone]
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Haliotis parva
[Spiral-ridged siffie]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm ShH
Haliotis planata Sowerby, 1833

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Haliotis planata
[Planate abalone]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Haliotis pourtalesii
[Pourtales abalone]
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Haliotis pulcherrima
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Haliotis pustulata
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Haliotis queketti
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Haliotis roberti
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Haliotis roei
[]
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Haliotis rubiginosa
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm SHW
 
Haliotis rubra
[Blacklip abalone]
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Max. Length 26 cm SHL
 
Haliotis rufescens
[Red abalone]
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Haliotis rugosa
[]
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Haliotis scalaris
[]
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Haliotis semiplicata
[]
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Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Haliotis sorenseni
[White abalone]
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Haliotis spadicea
[Venus ear]
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Haliotis speciosa
[]
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Haliotis squamosa
[]
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Haliotis stomatiaeformis
[]
No picture found
 
Haliotis thailandis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 12.3 cm SHL
Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Haliotis tuberculata
[Tuberculate abalone]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Indian Ocean.

Haliotis unilateralis Lamarck, 1822

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Haliotis unilateralis
[]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Haliotis varia Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Haliotis varia
[Variable abalone]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Southwest Pacific

Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Haliotis virginea
[White foot paua]
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Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
 
Haliotis walallensis
[Flat abalone]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Haliotis alfredensis Southeast Atlantic 1915
Haliotis arabiensis Western Indian Ocean 2016
Haliotis asinina Donkey's ear abalone Indo-West Pacific. 12 ShH 1758
Haliotis assimilis Threaded abalone East Pacific. 1878
Haliotis aurantium Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL 1998
Haliotis australis Australian abalone Southwest Pacific 1790
Haliotis brazieri Brazier's ear shell Southwest Pacific 1869
Haliotis clathrata Lovely abalone Western Central Pacific 1846
Haliotis coccoradiata Southwest Pacific 1846
Haliotis corrugata Pink abalone Eastern Pacific 25 TL 1828
Haliotis cracherodii Black abalone Eastern Pacific 29 SHW 1814
Haliotis crebrisculpta Western Central Pacific 1914
Haliotis cyclobates Eastern Indian Ocean 1816
Haliotis dalli Southeast Pacific 1915
Haliotis discus Japanese abalone Northwest Pacific 1846
Haliotis dissona Western Central Pacific 1929
Haliotis diversicolor Varicoloured abalone Northwest Pacific
Haliotis dohrniana Dohrn's abalone Indo-West Pacific 1863
Haliotis dringii Indo-West Pacific. 1846
Haliotis drogini Eastern Central Pacific 2012
Haliotis elegans Eastern Indian Ocean 1844
Haliotis fatui Western Central Pacific 1999
Haliotis fulgens Green abalone Eastern Pacific 25 SHL 1845
Haliotis geigeri Eastern Central Atlantic 2014
Haliotis gigantea Giant abalone Northwest Pacific 30 ShL
Haliotis glabra Glistening abalone Western Central Pacific 5 ShH 1791
Haliotis iris Black paua Southwest Pacific 1784
Haliotis jacnensis Jacna abalone Western Central Pacific 1846
Haliotis kamtschatkana Pinto abalone Eastern Pacific 17.5 SHL 1845
Haliotis laevigata Greenlip abalone Eastern Indian Ocean. 1808
Haliotis madaka Northwest Pacific 1977
Haliotis mariae Western Indian Ocean 1828
Haliotis marmorata Eastern Atlantic 1758
Haliotis melculus Western Central Pacific 1927
Haliotis midae Perlemoen abalone Southeast Atlantic 25 ShL 1758
Haliotis mykonosensis Mediterranean. 2001
Haliotis neglecta Mediterranean Sea 1848
Haliotis ovina Oval abalone Indo-West Pacific. 7 ShH 1791
Haliotis parva Spiral-ridged siffie Eastern Atlantic Ocean 1758
Haliotis planata Planate abalone Indo-West Pacific 4.5 ShH 1833
Haliotis pourtalesii Pourtales abalone Western Central Atlantic 3 DL 1881
Haliotis pulcherrima Eastern Central Pacific 1791
Haliotis pustulata Mediterranean Sea and Wes 1846
Haliotis queketti Southeast Atlantic and We 1910
Haliotis roberti Southeast Atlantic and We 1970
Haliotis roei Eastern Indian Ocean 1826
Haliotis rubiginosa Southwest Pacific 1846
Haliotis rubra Blacklip abalone Indo-West Pacific 20 SHW 1814
Haliotis rufescens Red abalone Eastern Pacific 26 SHL 1822
Haliotis rugosa Western Indian Ocean 1822
Haliotis scalaris Eastern Indian Ocean 1814
Haliotis semiplicata Eastern Central Pacific 1843
Haliotis sorenseni White abalone Eastern Pacific 25 TL 1940
Haliotis spadicea Venus ear Southeast Atlantic 1808
Haliotis speciosa Southeast Atlantic 1846
Haliotis squamosa Western Indian Ocean 1826
Haliotis stomatiaeformis Mediterranean Sea. 1846
Haliotis thailandis Western Central Pacific 2001
Haliotis tuberculata Tuberculate abalone Eastern Atlantic and the 12.3 SHL 1758
Haliotis unilateralis Western Indian Ocean. 1822
Haliotis varia Variable abalone Indo-West Pacific. 8 SHL 1758
Haliotis virginea White foot paua Southwest Pacific 1791
Haliotis walallensis Flat abalone Eastern Pacific 17.5 TL 1899



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