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Haliotis rufescens

Swainson, 1822

Red Abalone

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.107385
Element CodeIMGASV2010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderArchaeogastropoda
FamilyHaliotidae
GenusHaliotis
Concept Reference
Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. L. Pratt, C. F. E. Roper, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, and J. D. Williams. 1988. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16. 277 pp.
Conservation Status
Review Date2010-07-13
Change Date2010-07-13
Edition Date2010-07-13
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
It ranges from Sunset Bay, Oregon to Bahia San Bartolome, Baja, California, including the Farallon and Channel Islands and is extremely rare disjunctly in British Columbia.
Range Extent Comments
It ranges from Sunset Bay, Oregon to Bahia San Bartolome, Baja, California, including the Farallon and Channel Islands (Cox, 1962). Anecdotal reports in British Columbia were recently confirmed by a single specimen collected in 1998 at the north end of Athabaskan Island, along the central coast (Campbell et al., 2010). Range overlaps with Haliotis kamatschatkana in the southern part of its range and hybridization has been known to occur (Campbell et al., 2010).
Occurrences Comments
It has only been documented in British Columbia once in 1998 at the north end of Athabaskan Island, along the central coast (Campbell et al., 2010).
Threat Impact Comments
This species is fished commercially.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS1Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (2)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest21,182
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
References (7)
  1. Campbell, A., R.E. Withler, and K.J. Supernault. 2010. Occurrence of the red abalone <i>Haliotis rufescens</i> in British Columbia, Canada. American Malacological Bulletin 28:185-188.
  2. Cox, K.W. 1962. California abalones, family Haliotidae. California Fish and Game Bulletin 118:1-133.
  3. Geiger D. L., and B. Owen. 2012. Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp.
  4. Kashiwada, J.V. and I.K. Taniguchi. 2007. Application of recent red abalone <i>Haliotis rufescens</i> surveys to management decisions outlined in the California Abalone Recovery and Management Plan. Journal of Shellfish Research, 26(3): 713-717.
  5. Rogers-Bennett, L., D.W. Rogers, and S.A. Schultz. 2007. Modeling growth and mortality of red abalone (<i>Haliotis rufescens</i>) in northern California. Journal of Shellfish Research, 26(2): 719-727.
  6. Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. L. Pratt, C. F. E. Roper, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, and J. D. Williams. 1988. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16. 277 pp.
  7. WoRMS Editorial Board. 2019. World Register of Marine Species. Available: http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ (accessed 25 Jan 2019)