The Green-lipped Abalone is the largest of the Abalone species in Australian waters. This species is harvested commercially and recreationally for food and as such strict regulations apply to their capture and possession in Tasmania

At a glance

Habitat They are normally found in crevices and under boulders on rocky reefs in calm to rough water, up to 40 m depth
Size They grow up to around 23cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia from south WA to Victoria and Tasmania. In Tasmanian waters, this species is largely confined to the N coast and Bass Strait islands, where often common
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from south WA to Victoria and Tasmania. In Tasmanian waters, this species is largely confined to the N coast and Bass Strait islands, where often common
Habitat
They are normally found in crevices and under boulders on rocky reefs in calm to rough water, up to 40 m depth
Size
They grow up to around 23cm

Identification

The shell is smoother than other species and more flattened with a row of perforations around the edge of the shell that allows them to move water over their gills to breath. The edge of the foot is green hence the term Green lipped.
Common Name Greenlip Abalone
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassVetigastropoda
SuperfamilyHaliotoidea
FamilyHaliotidae
GenusHaliotis
SpeciesHaliotis laevigata
Synonyms

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