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Red Abalone

Haliotis rufescens

Classification

Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) is a species of very large edible sea snail in the family Haliotidae, the abalone, ormers (British) or pāua. It is distributed from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico. It is most common in the southern half of its range.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 69,588Mexico · 1