Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Haliotis madaka (Haliotis madaka), recorded as Endangered
Haliotis madaka (Haliotis madaka). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Haliotis madaka

Haliotis madaka

Haliotis madaka is a gastropod in the family Haliotidae (order Lepetellida), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Haliotis madaka
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Lepetellida · Haliotidae · Haliotis

Appearance

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 246 mm.

Range and habitat

This marine species occurs off Japan and Korea.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

This species is an herbivore.

In crisis

Haliotis madaka is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Haliotis madaka — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q5642432. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Haliotis corrugata (Haliotis corrugata), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haliotis corrugata

Haliotis corrugata
Photograph of Haliotis cracherodii (Haliotis cracherodii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haliotis cracherodii

Haliotis cracherodii
Photograph of Haliotis fulgens (Haliotis fulgens), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haliotis fulgens

Haliotis fulgens
Photograph of Haliotis rubiginosa (Haliotis rubiginosa), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haliotis rubiginosa

Haliotis rubiginosa

Quick answers

What is Haliotis madaka?
Haliotis madaka is a gastropod in the family Haliotidae (order Lepetellida).
What is the conservation status of Haliotis madaka?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Haliotis madaka. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Haliotis madaka live?
This marine species occurs off Japan and Korea.
Why is Haliotis madaka in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Haliotis madaka?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Haliotis madaka a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.