Modicus (fish)

Modicus is a genus of clingfishes endemic to the shores of New Zealand.

Modicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Modicus
Hardy, 1983
Type species
Modicus minimus
Hardy, 1983[1]

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]

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References
  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Modicus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Modicus in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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