Modicus (fish)
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Modicus is a genus of clingfishes endemic to the shores of New Zealand.
Characteristics
The genus Modicus is distinguished from closely related genera by the possession of well-developed gill rakers; rays in the pectoral fin; and by having their teeth clustered at the front of either jaw, each jaw having up to two well-developed canines with the lower jaw having a single row of backward curving teeth. There are gill filaments on the first 3 gill arches and the gill membranes are fused medially with the isthmus. The sucker is a double disc formed by the fused pelvic fins.[2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Modicus minimus Hardy, 1983
- Modicus tangaroa Hardy, 1983
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Graham S. Hardy (1983). "A New Genus and Two New Species of Clingfishes (Gobiesocidae) from New Zealand". Copeia. 1983 (4): 863–868. doi:10.2307/1445087. JSTOR 1445087.
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