New Zealand Seashore

DSC_4122 Virgin paua, or marapeka (Haliotis virginea) showing underside. This animal is nocturnal, inhabiting the under-side of boulders and in crevices. This is the smallest, and deepest living of our pāua (depths of 30 m) and it is only rarely found intertidally. All Day Bay, Kakanui *

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DSC_4122 Virgin paua, or marapeka (Haliotis virginea) showing underside. This animal is nocturnal, inhabiting the under-side of boulders and in crevices. This is the smallest, and deepest living of our pāua (depths of 30 m) and it is only rarely found intertidally. All Day Bay, Kakanui *

DSC 4122 Virgin paua marapeka Haliotis virginea underside All Day Bay Kakanui