Image of Northern Abalone

Description:

Another individual crawls along a rock at water's edge at an undisclosed location near Rosario. This individual is 13 cm long, 9 cm wide, and 4 cm high and has 4 open holes. The anterior end of the animal is to the left. Two of the open holes are visible on the left and a string of older, more posterior filled holes can be seen to the right. Note that the holes are oval and slightly elevated. The pink coloration is coralline algae.