Reddish-rayed Abalone
Haliotis coccoradiata
- Usual depth2–24 m
- Water temperature15–25 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and June
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Petra Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Petra Holland · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Haliotis coccoradiata, common name the reddish-rayed abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Haliotis coccoradiata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 82 records
- February: 63 records
- March: 90 records
- April: 85 records
- May: 93 records
- June: 101 records
- July: 75 records
- August: 65 records
- September: 62 records
- October: 77 records
- November: 81 records
- December: 69 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–24 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–25 °C
Photos
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Sofia Zvolanek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) mosspit, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Alesha Teitzel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Sofia Zvolanek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Reddish-rayed Abalone, Scarlet-rayed Ear Shell
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Abulón australiano
Similar species
Blacklip abaloneHaliotis rubra
Silver abaloneHaliotis australis
Circular ear shellHaliotis cyclobates
AbaloneHaliotis iris
Greenlip AbaloneHaliotis laevigata
Staircase abaloneHaliotis scalaris
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 433 open-data records from 1923 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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