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Family: Haliotidae abalones (See list of species below)

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61 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Haliotis alfredensis []	No picture found Haliotis arabiensis []	Haliotis asinina [Donkey's ear abalone]
No picture found Haliotis aurantium []	Haliotis australis [Australian abalone]	No picture found Haliotis brazieri [Brazier's ear shell]
Haliotis clathrata [Lovely abalone]	No picture found Haliotis coccoradiata []	No picture found Haliotis corrugata [Pink abalone]
No picture found Haliotis cracherodii [Black abalone]	No picture found Haliotis crebrisculpta []	No picture found Haliotis cyclobates []
Haliotis dalli []	Haliotis discus [Japanese abalone]	No picture found Haliotis dissona []
Haliotis diversicolor [Varicoloured abalone]	No picture found Haliotis dohrniana [Dohrn's abalone]	No picture found Haliotis dringii []
No picture found Haliotis drogini []	No picture found Haliotis elegans []	No picture found Haliotis fatui []
No picture found Haliotis fulgens [Green abalone]	No picture found Haliotis geigeri []	Haliotis gigantea [Giant abalone]
Haliotis glabra [Glistening abalone]	No picture found Haliotis iris [Black paua]	No picture found Haliotis jacnensis [Jacna abalone]
No picture found Haliotis kamtschatkana [Pinto abalone]	No picture found Haliotis laevigata [Greenlip abalone]	No picture found Haliotis madaka []
No picture found Haliotis mariae []	Haliotis marmorata []	No picture found Haliotis melculus []
No picture found Haliotis midae [Perlemoen abalone]	No picture found Haliotis mykonosensis []	No picture found Haliotis neglecta []
Haliotis ovina [Oval abalone]	No picture found Haliotis parva [Spiral-ridged siffie]	Haliotis planata [Planate abalone]
No picture found Haliotis pourtalesii [Pourtales abalone]	No picture found Haliotis pulcherrima []	No picture found Haliotis pustulata []
No picture found Haliotis queketti []	No picture found Haliotis roei []	No picture found Haliotis rubiginosa []
No picture found Haliotis rubra [Blacklip abalone]	No picture found Haliotis rufescens [Red abalone]	No picture found Haliotis rugosa []
No picture found Haliotis scalaris []	No picture found Haliotis semiplicata []	No picture found Haliotis sorenseni [White abalone]
No picture found Haliotis spadicea [Venus ear]	No picture found Haliotis speciosa []	No picture found Haliotis squamosa []
No picture found Haliotis stomatiaeformis []	No picture found Haliotis thailandis []	Haliotis tuberculata [Tuberculate abalone]
Haliotis unilateralis []	Haliotis varia [Variable abalone]	Haliotis virginea [White foot paua]
No picture found Haliotis walallensis [Flat abalone]

61 Species of Family Haliotidae
(abalones)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Haliotis alfredensis		Southeast Atlantic
Haliotis arabiensis		Western Indian Ocean
Haliotis asinina	Donkey's ear abalone	Indo-West Pacific.	12 ShH
Haliotis aurantium		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL
Haliotis australis	Australian abalone	Southwest Pacific
Haliotis brazieri	Brazier's ear shell	Southwest Pacific
Haliotis clathrata	Lovely abalone	Western Central Pacific
Haliotis coccoradiata		Southwest Pacific
Haliotis corrugata	Pink abalone	Eastern Pacific	25 TL
Haliotis cracherodii	Black abalone	Eastern Pacific	29 SHW
Haliotis crebrisculpta		Western Central Pacific
Haliotis cyclobates		Eastern Indian Ocean
Haliotis dalli		Southeast Pacific
Haliotis discus	Japanese abalone	Northwest Pacific
Haliotis dissona		Western Central Pacific
Haliotis diversicolor	Varicoloured abalone	Northwest Pacific
Haliotis dohrniana	Dohrn's abalone	Indo-West Pacific
Haliotis dringii		Indo-West Pacific.
Haliotis drogini		Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotis elegans		Eastern Indian Ocean
Haliotis fatui		Western Central Pacific
Haliotis fulgens	Green abalone	Eastern Pacific	25 SHL
Haliotis geigeri		Eastern Central Atlantic
Haliotis gigantea	Giant abalone	Northwest Pacific	30 ShL
Haliotis glabra	Glistening abalone	Western Central Pacific	5 ShH
Haliotis iris	Black paua	Southwest Pacific
Haliotis jacnensis	Jacna abalone	Western Central Pacific
Haliotis kamtschatkana	Pinto abalone	Eastern Pacific	17.5 SHL
Haliotis laevigata	Greenlip abalone	Eastern Indian Ocean.
Haliotis madaka		Northwest Pacific
Haliotis mariae		Western Indian Ocean
Haliotis marmorata		Eastern Atlantic
Haliotis melculus		Western Central Pacific
Haliotis midae	Perlemoen abalone	Southeast Atlantic	25 ShL
Haliotis mykonosensis		Mediterranean.
Haliotis neglecta		Mediterranean Sea
Haliotis ovina	Oval abalone	Indo-West Pacific.	7 ShH
Haliotis parva	Spiral-ridged siffie	Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Haliotis planata	Planate abalone	Indo-West Pacific	4.5 ShH
Haliotis pourtalesii	Pourtales abalone	Western Central Atlantic	3 DL
Haliotis pulcherrima		Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotis pustulata		Mediterranean Sea and Wes
Haliotis queketti		Southeast Atlantic and We
Haliotis roei		Eastern Indian Ocean
Haliotis rubiginosa		Southwest Pacific
Haliotis rubra	Blacklip abalone	Indo-West Pacific	20 SHW
Haliotis rufescens	Red abalone	Eastern Pacific	26 SHL
Haliotis rugosa		Western Indian Ocean
Haliotis scalaris		Eastern Indian Ocean
Haliotis semiplicata		Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotis sorenseni	White abalone	Eastern Pacific	25 TL
Haliotis spadicea	Venus ear	Southeast Atlantic
Haliotis speciosa		Southeast Atlantic
Haliotis squamosa		Western Indian Ocean
Haliotis stomatiaeformis		Mediterranean Sea.
Haliotis thailandis		Western Central Pacific
Haliotis tuberculata	Tuberculate abalone	Eastern Atlantic and the	12.3 SHL
Haliotis unilateralis		Western Indian Ocean.
Haliotis varia	Variable abalone	Indo-West Pacific.	8 SHL
Haliotis virginea	White foot paua	Southwest Pacific
Haliotis walallensis	Flat abalone	Eastern Pacific	17.5 TL

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