Ko ngā matū kukume wai he matū ka taea te kukume i ngā ika ki te taha o te mōunu, te whakaoho i ō rātou hiahia kai, me te whakatairanga i te tukanga horomitanga o te mōunu. Nō roto i te rōpū tāpiri kore-kaiora, ā, kei roto hoki ngā matū whai hua hei whakatairanga me te whakaoho i te whāngai kararehe. Kei roto i ēnei matū ko ngā matū kukume mōunu ika me ngā matū whakaoho mōunu.

Ko ngā mea kukume kai he momo matū e pā ana ki te pūnaha hongi o ngā ika, ka pā ki tō rātou reka me te whakatairanga i ā rātou whanonga kai. Hei whakatairanga i te tipu