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Artificial Reef Field Guide:
Haliotis rufescens
Common Name
Red Abalone
Code(s)
HARR, HARU
Id Number
545
Taxa
Invertebrate
Mobility
Mobile
Colonial / Solitary
Solitary
Typical Substrate Type
Hard
Species Description
Shell color brick red but usually covered by fouling organisms. 3-4 holes remain open and raised. Length to 31 cm.
Species Habitat
Rocky crevaces low intertidal to subtidal. Forage out of crevaces at night.
Species Range
Sunset Bay, Oregon to Bahia de Tortuga, Baja California