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Modicus tangaroa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Gobiesocidae
Genus:	Modicus
Species:	M. tangaroa
Binomial name
Modicus tangaroa Hardy, 1983

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). 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.

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Modicus tangaroa year-2019". FishBase.
2. 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.
3. 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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