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

1. Different distribution

1. Pearl abalone

Domestically distributed in the rocky areas along the southeastern coast of China. Abroad, it is distributed in the tropical sea areas of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean, Japan, Australia, the Philippines, Ceylon and other places.

2. Abalone

Domestically distributed in the Bohai Bay in northern China. Foreign species are distributed in all the world's oceans, with the largest number of species and numbers distributed along the Pacific coast and around some islands and reefs, followed by the Indian Ocean, the least in the Atlantic Ocean, and none along the Arctic Ocean.

2. Different shell characteristics

1. Pearl abalone

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

2. Abalone

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

3. Different living environments

1. Pearl abalone

Pearl abalone is a kind of abalone produced in warm seas. It usually lives on rocks in the subtidal zone with a depth of about 10 meters. On the seabed, there are more habitats in environments with higher salinity, clear water and dense algae.

2. Abalone

Usually grows on the bottom of the sea where the water temperature is low, and its footprints are all over the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is recognized that the best producing areas are northern Japan and Mexico, and Northeast China is also a traditional product. district.

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