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What is the name of the green-lipped mussel, a species endemic to New Zealand's coastal waters and one of the country's most significant aquaculture exports?

The green-lipped mussel, known as kutai or kuku in te reo Māori, is farmed extensively in the Marlborough Sounds and Coromandel and is valued both as food and for its anti-inflammatory properties.

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