Haliotis iris Black Foot Abalone, Paua, Rainbow Abalone

Haliotis iris is commonly referred to as Black Foot Abalone, Paua, Rainbow Abalone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Baby Paua,Juvenile Haliotis iris, 2019

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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AphiaID:: 445331

Scientific:: Haliotis iris
German:: Schwarzfuß-Meerohr, Schwarzfuß-Abalone, Regenbogen-Abalone,
English:: Black Foot Abalone, Paua, Rainbow Abalone

Category:: Slakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Haliotidae (Family) > Haliotis (Genus) > iris (Species)
Initial determination:: Gmelin, 1791

Occurrence:: Endemic species, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia)
Sea depth:: 1 - 6 Meter
Size:: 3.15" - 7.09" (8cm - 18cm)
Temperature:: 51.8 °F - 64.4 °F (11°C - 18°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Herbivorous, Phytoplankton
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Haliotis alfredensis
Haliotis arabiensis
Haliotis asinina
Donkeys Abalone, Ass's Meerohr
Haliotis australis
Silbernes Meerohr, Silberne Abalone
Haliotis brazieri
Haliotis clathrata
Schöne Abalone
Haliotis coccoradiata
Haliotis corrugata
Pink Abalone, Pinkfarbenes Meerohr
Haliotis cracherodii
Schwarzes Meerohr, Schwarze Abalone
Haliotis cyclobates
Haliotis dalli
Haliotis discus
Haliotis dissona
Haliotis diversicolor
Haliotis drogini
Haliotis elegans
Haliotis fatui
Haliotis fulgens
Grünes Meerohr, Grüne Abalone
Haliotis geigeri
Haliotis gigantea
Haliotis glabra
Haliotis iris
Schwarzfuß-Meerohr, Schwarzfuß-Abalone, Regenbogen-Abalone,
Haliotis jacnensis
Jacna Abalone
Haliotis kamtschatkana
Kamtschatka-Meerohr, Pinto-Abalone
Haliotis laevigata
Haliotis madaka
Madaka Abalone, Madaka-awabi
Haliotis mariae
Haliotis marmorata
Haliotis melculus
Haliotis midae
Perlemoen Abalone
Haliotis mykonosensis
Haliotis ovina
Haliotis parva
Meerohr, Abalone
Haliotis planata
Haliotis pourtalesii
Haliotis pulcherrima
Schönste Abalone, Schönstes Meerohr
Haliotis queketti
Haliotis roei
Haliotis rubiginosa
Haliotis rubra
Schwarzlippen Abalone
Haliotis rufescens
Rotes Meerohr
Haliotis rugosa
Haliotis scalaris
Treppen Abalone, Treppenhaus Meerohr
Haliotis semiplicata
Haliotis sorenseni
Haliotis spadicea
Haliotis squamosa
Haliotis stomatiaeformis
Haliotis supertexta
Haliotis thailandis
Haliotis tuberculata
Grünes Meerohr, Gemeines Meerohr
Haliotis unilateralis
Haliotis varia
Schillerndes Meerohr, Variable Abalone
Haliotis virginea
Haliotis walallensis
Flaches Meerohr, Flache Abalone

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-02-26 20:09:32
Last edit:: 2023-12-10 14:15:05

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Haliotis iris Gmelin, 1791

Blackfoot paua grow to about 180 mm in shell width.

Three species of abalone occur naturally in New Zealand: blackfoot paua (Haliotis iris), yellowfoot paua (Haliotis australis), and whitefoot paua (Haliotis virginea).

Synonymised names:
Haliotis (Paua) iris Gmelin, 1791· accepted, alternate representation

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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