Haliotis fulgens   Philippi, 1845

Green abalone

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Lepetellida | Haliotidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 18 m (Ref. 865).  Subtropical; 34°N - 24°N, 120°W - 111°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific: USA to Mexico. Ranges from Point Conception, California (Ref. 865) to Bahia Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 101430). Introduced in China and Israel.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 6 - 12.8 cm Max length : 25.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Broadcast spawners, breeds year-round. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults (Ref. 833).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Gotshall, D.W. 2005. (Ref. 865)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (A2ad); Date assessed: 04 February 2021

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 16.7 - 17.9, mean 17.2 (based on 17 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.38; tm=2.25).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.