There is 3 variations of Paua in New Zealand. The Standard Yellow or black foot, then a slightly smaller Silver Paua, and down in size again to what is called a Virgin Paua (or sometimes called Baby Paua.
Yes, Paua Belongs to the Haliotidae family. One of over 130 species of Abalone found around the world.....though Paua is the most colourful of them all.
Paua is a species of Abalone (shellfish) found only in the waters of New Zealand.
Hopefully you mean who preys on the Paua. Apart from Man there is a fairly large starfish that also attacks and eats the Paua.
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It is not known. While they do have a nervous system, it is not well developed and consists of only several ganglia. That being said, only the paua knows for sure.
Paua Fritters are a combination of flour, egg and minced Paua.
There are only 3 species that can be directly called Paua. Silver Paua, Virgin Paua and normal Paua (though they can all be split into sub species).
e whai ahau he Paua ' literally means 'I have a Paua!
Your average adult Paua can possible nibble through about 1kg of Paua in a day, of course the larger the Paua the healthier the appetite.
There is plenty of pictures of Paua on the internet, just type "Paua" into Google's images section.
Are you wanting to know if the Paua are on the move or are you wishing to move Paua within NZ. Most Paua Beds have been in much the same places for many centuries.
The Paua has existed for several millions of years.
Paua as a species has been existing on Planet earth for millions of years. Paua by its self can live for about 30 years.
Paua Scientific name is Haliotis iris, Haliotis australis-
Paua Eats mostly seaweed and seemingly most vegetation in the sea. What eats the Paua: Apart from man there is also a large Starfish that attacks and eats the Paua as well.
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Yes, the are much the same as Snails, Paua is actually a species of sea snail.