Sea slugs & snails
Blacklip Abalone
Haliotis rubra
Also known as: Abalone, Black-lipped Abalone, Ear Shell, Mutton Fish, Mutton Shells, Red-ear Shell, Sea Ears, Variable Abalone
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Abalone
- Black-lipped Abalone
- Ear Shell
- Mutton Fish
- Mutton Shells
- Red-ear Shell
- Sea Ears
- Variable Abalone
VUVulnerableIUCN Red List, 2021
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Overview
Also named as Abalone, Black-lipped Abalone, Ear Shell, Mutton Fish, Mutton Shells, Red-ear Shell, Sea Ears, Variable Abalone.
Found in caves, crevices, fissures, and vertical rock surfaces, in both exposed, and sheltered coastal areas.
They feed nocturnally on algae.
Indo-Pacific - Australia
These edible Sea Snails are usually exported for the Asian markets!
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
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LIVES IN
Found in caves, crevices, fissures, and vertical rock surfaces, in both exposed, and sheltered coastal areas.
RANGE
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