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?
APāua (abalone)
BKutai (Perna canaliculus)✓
CTuatua (clam)
DToheroa (surf clam)
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.