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Eating kina

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In this video footage, snapper (Pagrus auratus) and leatherjackets (Parika scaber) eat kina or sea urchins (Evechinus chloroticus). Snapper have strong teeth and powerful jaws that allow them to munch upon spiny kina and to crush shellfish.

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Carl Walrond, Coastal fish – Coastal predatory open-water fish, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/8819/eating-kina (accessed 21 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 2 March 2009.