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Below the locality data for Haliotis uniulateralis

is shown. Entries in red are new ones not published in Geiger (2000), entries in green are from the Australian Museum Sydney. First the specimen records are given, sorted by country/larger area in a general North-South and East-West organization. Below the specimen and range data from the literature are given. All specimens from DLG collection now in SBMNH.
The notation the locality data is as follows: (Collection-Acronyms Collection-Number: number-of-specimens). The term "complete" indicates preserved animals.

 

ISRAEL: Elat (Neotype MHNG 18020, 1; DLG 48a, 1). Elat, Coral Beach (ANSP 350490, 2). Off Elat (KAS no #: 6).

EGYPT: Zafarana (MNHN no #, 1). 30 km South of Elat (SBS, 2). Sinai, Lagoon of Dahab (SBS, 1). Sinai, Dahab (SBS, 1). Sinai, Na'ama Bay (SBS, 1). Tiran, Jackson Reef (SBS, 1). Safaga (RP, 1).

SAUDI ARABIA: Abu Latt Isl. (MNHN no #, 2). Bab-el-Mandeb, ME5 stat. 236Ku (SMF 311920/1, 1).

DJIBOTI: (MNHN no #, 5; MNHN no #, 6). Ille des 7 fr¸res (Stewart: 1; BMNH, 1). Ouaramous Isl. (KAS, 1). Gulf of Tadjoura, Moucha Isl. (AMNH 164632, 1 [?]).

SUDAN : 20 km off Muhammed Qol, Shaab Baraia (BMNH 2341, 1). Port Sudan, Wingate Reef, S. Point (SMF 311905/1, 1: complete). Sanganeb Atoll (SMF 311915/1, 1). Sanganeb Atoll, N side lagoon (SMF 311904/1, 1). Sanganeb Atoll, N anchorage (SMF ex 311905/3, 2: complete).

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 500-800 nautical miles N of Lulayyah Port, 25¼ 24' N 56¼ 22' E (SMF 311903/1, 1: complete). Gulf of Oman, Sharja, Hkor Fakkan, Martini Rocks, stat. 22, 25¼ 20' 73" N 56¼ 22' 16" E (SMF 311922/4, 4).

KENYA : Shimoni, Ras Rashid (BMNH 2241, 1). Mombasa (ZMK, 1: complete).

ALDABRA : Ile Picard, Passˇ Dubois (USNM 836532, 1).

MOZAMBIQUE : Channel: Bassas Da India (KAS no #, 1). Nacala Bay, Fern‹o Veloso (NMBE ex 1505.107, 26). Porto Amelia (AMNH ex 220215, 1).

ZANZIBAR: (DMNH 001358). Pinna (CASIZ 1594, 1). Uzoi (AMNH 220218, 3).

MADAGASCAR : Tulear (MNHN no #, 1; MNHN no #, 1).

MAURITIUS: (CASIZ 1532, 3; BMNH 2305, 2; BMNH no #, 3; AMS C.035902, 1). Pointe Fayette (ANSP 273696, 1). NW side of Tamarin Bay (ANSP 273545, 6). Vcoas Point, 3 miles S Mahebourg (ANSP 274167, 1). Matson Point, Grand Bay (ANSP 273031, 1). SE side Tamarin Bay (ANSP 273478, 17). Iles aux Cerfs, E coast (AMS C.070111, 1). Pointe des Puits, E coast near Centre de Flacq (AMS C.402455, 5).

MASCARENE ISLANDS: Cargados Ids (AMS C.402332, 1).

LITERATURE RANGE: Red Sea (Sharabati, 1984: as cf. pustulata). Maurice, Reunion (Drivas & Jay, 1988: as varia).