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Haliotis midae Perlemoen abalone

Haliotis midae is commonly referred to as Perlemoen abalone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Haliotis midae (Abalone),Port Elzabeth,Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
9588 
AphiaID:
207660 
Scientific:
Haliotis midae 
German:
Perlemoen Abalone 
English:
Perlemoen Abalone 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Haliotidae (Family) > Haliotis (Genus) > midae (Species) 
Initial determination:
Linnaeus, 1758 
Occurrence:
South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 10 Meter 
Habitats:
Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
62.6 °F - 22,2 °F (17°C - 22,2°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Endangered (EN) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-03-20 19:46:10 

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Linnaeus, 1758

This large Abalone feeds on kelp and red algae.It can be found to dephts of 1-7 m.Haliotis midae reached the sexual maturity at 8-10 years.

Synonymised names
Haliotis capensis Dunker, 1844 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Haliotis midae elatior Pilsbry, 1890 · unaccepted
Haliotis midae var. elatior Pilsbry, 1890 · unaccepted

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Haliotis midae elatior Pilsbry, 1890 accepted as Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758
Variety Haliotis midae var. elatior Pilsbry, 1890 accepted as Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758

External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Haliotis midae (Abalone),Port Elzabeth,Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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By derekkeats - Flickr: Abalone, Haliotis midae (aka perlemoen), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14833002
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