Species Profiles: Life Histories andudEnvironmental Requirements of Coastal Fishesudand Invertebrates (Pacific Southwest): Black, green, and red abalones

摘要

All abalones belong to the genusudHaliotis sensu latu, family Haliotidae.udThe 75 species known worldwideud(Booloot ian et, al. 1962) are anatomicallyudsimilar and all are adapted forudattachment to hard substrates. Sevenudspecies are widely distributed alongudthe coast of California (Cox 1962;udMottet 19781, of which several areudimportant in the comercial and sportudfisheries of the Pacific Southwest. (PDF has 19 pages.)