“…Lin, Lin, and Huang (2009) also reported that skin colour change in 10‐day‐old juvenile seahorses ( Hippocampu erectus ) differed significantly among three different temperatures, 23, 26 and 29°C. In abalone, the influence of water temperature on growth, survival, food intake, metabolism and reproduction are well documented (Bansemer et al., 2015; Grubert & Ritar, 2004; Harris et al, 2005; Lange, Currie, Howarth, & Stone, 2014; Moss, 1998; Stone et al., 2013, 2014), but there are no published reports on the effect of temperature on the colour of abalone. We, thus, hypothesised that temperature can affect abalone colour as it governs dietary pigment intake, absorption and digestion.…”