Modicus tangaroa
Modicus tangaroa is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only around New Zealand where it occurs on coarse substrates consisting of shell fragments and bryozoa at depths of 20–149 metres (66–489 ft).[1] This species was described by Grahma S Hardy in 1983 from types collected from the research vessel Tangoroa over the Ranfurly Bank, East Cape in New Zealand, the species was named after the vessel.[2][3]
| Modicus tangaroa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Modicus |
| Species: | M. tangaroa |
| Binomial name | |
| Modicus tangaroa Hardy, 1983 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Modicus tangaroa" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (7 February 2019). "Order GOBIESOCIFORMES (Clingfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). """Modicus tangaroa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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