Roe's Abalone

About this species

Haliotis roei, common name Roe's abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 61 records
February: 30 records
March: 35 records
April: 23 records
May: 25 records
June: 18 records
July: 40 records
August: 64 records
September: 58 records
October: 35 records
November: 32 records
December: 39 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–28 °C

14–16 °C: 4 records
16–18 °C: 23 records
18–20 °C: 46 records
20–22 °C: 30 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Jesse de Vries, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Roe's Abalone

Other scientific names: Haliotis (Marinauris) roei, Haliotis scabricostata, Haliotis sulcosa

Similar species

Blacklip abalone
Haliotis rubra
Silver abalone
Haliotis australis
Reddish-rayed Abalone
Haliotis coccoradiata
Circular ear shell
Haliotis cyclobates
Abalone
Haliotis iris
Greenlip Abalone
Haliotis laevigata

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).
215 open-data records from 1939 to 2013.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.