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New Zealand kina

Hand holding an intact kina (or New Zealand sea urchin)

An intact kina (or New Zealand sea urchin), still with spikes, meaning that is alive. Kina are some of the noisiest species found on New Zealand reefs.

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Rights: Natalí Delorme – licensed under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0
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