| Giant Abalone （Haliofidae） |
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| This shellfish lives in depth of the water around 10-50m of the reef. We can pick up the husk of this shellfish at the shore. And the spiracle which there are 5-6 swells highly. It is dioecism and hits an egg and a sperm by in-vitro fertilization underwater. The length of the husk is maximum in the abalone at around 15cm. |
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| 「水のいきものシリーズ第１集 大阪湾・磯に生きる貝」 This page is translated from the original of the book which the Natural history museum .Kishiwada city published mentioned above and quoted a photograph. |