Species FAO code: ABJ

Haliotis discus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Abalone de Meerohr	–
Belgium	fr Ormeau nl Zeeoor	–
Czech Republic	cs Ušeň	–
Germany	de Meerohr de Abalone	–
Ireland	en Japanese abalone ga Cluas mhara Sheapánach	–
Portugal	pt Orelha-do-mar pt Lapa-real	–
Spain	es Abalón japonés	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846

Scientific name

Haliotis discus

Author

Reeve, 1846

Rank

Species

FAO code

ABJ

Taxonomic classification

ClassGastropoda
- OrderPatellogastropoda
  - FamilyHaliotidae
    - GenusHaliotis
      - SpeciesHaliotis discus

Synonyms

Haliotis discus hannai Ino, 1953
Haliotis discus hannoi Ino, 1952
Haliotis discus discus Reeve, 1846

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0307 — Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption
  - Abalone (Haliotis spp.)
    - 0307 81 00 — Live, fresh or chilled
    - 0307 89 — Other
      - 0307 89 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - 0307 89 90 — Other
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - Molluscs
    - 1605 57 00 — Abalone

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Haliotis discus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast