New Zealand Seashore

DSC_2380 Virgin paua, or marapeka (Haliotis virginea) nocturnal, inhabitting 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_2380 Virgin paua, or marapeka (Haliotis virginea) nocturnal, inhabitting 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 2380 Virgin paua marapeka Haliotis virginea dorsal All Day Bay Kakanui