How deep does the Varicoloured Abalone live?

The Varicoloured Abalone (Haliotis diversicolor) is typically found at 0–5 m.

Varicoloured Abalone

Haliotis diversicolor

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–5 m
IUCN status: DD

An abalone of shallow rocky shores, it clamps to the rock with a broad muscular foot beneath a flat ear shaped shell pierced by a row of holes. Both young and adults graze on seaweed, rasping macroalgae from the surfaces where they cling.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Lepetellida › Haliotidae › Haliotis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 445319.

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How deep does the Varicoloured Abalone live?: The Varicoloured Abalone (Haliotis diversicolor) is typically found at 0–5 m.