Haliotis australis Gmelin, 1791 |
Distribution: New Zealand. North & south Island, Stewart, Chatham, Snares. Size up to 123mm, average ca. 80mm. Intertidal to 15m deep. |
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Pale specimen from Chatham island, 83mm. Formerly in coll. Ernest Zurrer (NZ). |
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84mm, from Chatham. The color varies little, from whitish to red. From coll. Ernest Zurrer. |
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Red! under rock ledges at 5m deep, Whalers Bay, Kaikoura, South Island. 74mm. |
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Green: under boulders in shallow water, Kaikoura coast, South Island. 85mm. |
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Pale to red: Under rock ledges, at extreme low tide, Dunedin, South Island. 55mm. |
| All pics © Olivier Caro |