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title: "Kina"
description: "Evechinus chloroticus — Inne zwierzęta. Evechinus chloroticus, commonly known as the common sea urchin, sea egg or kina, is a sea urchin endemic to New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/kina
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kina

> Evechinus chloroticus — Inne zwierzęta. Evechinus chloroticus, commonly known as the common sea urchin, sea egg or kina, is a sea urchin endemic to New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Evechinus chloroticus*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2293
- Wikidata: [Q3201808](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3201808)
- iNaturalist taxon: [197102](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/197102)

## Names

- en: Kina

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (2203)

## Summary

Evechinus chloroticus, commonly known as the common sea urchin, sea egg or kina, is a sea urchin endemic to New Zealand. This echinoderm belongs to the family Echinometridae and it can reach a maximum diameter of 16–17 cm.
Kina populations throughout New Zealand have dramatically grown due to the effects of overfishing and climate change, resulting in over-grazing that significantly damages kelp forest ecosystems. Kina are now being actively removed from many ecosystems for marine conservation efforts.
Kina have been a traditional component of Māori diet since pre-European times and has been fished commercially since…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evechinus_chloroticus

## Photo

![Kina](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kina/medium.jpg)

Photo: gregs · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8718905

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/kina?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).