Pearl abalone, also known as nine-hole snail and variegated abalone, is a kind of abalone. The main differences from other abalone are different distribution, different shell characteristics and different living environment, as follows:

One. Different distribution

1 pearl abalone

It is distributed in the rocky areas along the southeast coast of China. Foreign countries are distributed in tropical waters of Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean, Japan, Australia, Philippines, Ceylon and other places.

2. abalone

It is distributed in Bohai Bay in the north of China. Foreign countries are distributed in the world's oceans, with the largest variety and quantity distributed around the Pacific coast and some islands and reefs, followed by the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean.

Second, the shell has different functions.

1 pearl abalone

There are 9 holes in the edge of the shell, so it is called a nine-hole snail.

2. abalone

Generally, there are 4 ~ 5 holes on the edge of the shell.

Third, different living environments.

1 pearl abalone

Pearl abalone is a kind of warm seafood abalone, which usually lives at the bottom of a rocky reef in the subtidal zone with a depth of about 10 meter, and inhabits an environment with high salinity, clear water quality and overgrown algae.

2. abalone

It usually grows on the seabed with low water temperature, covering the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. The recognized best producing areas are northern Japan and Mexico, and the northeast of China is also a traditional producing area.

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