Modicus | |
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Modicus minimus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiesociformes |
Family: | Gobiesocidae |
Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
Genus: |
Modicus Hardy, 1983 |
Type species | |
Modicus minimus Hardy, 1983
[1]
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Modicus is a genus of clingfishes endemic to the shores of New Zealand.
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]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [3]
Modicus | |
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Modicus minimus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiesociformes |
Family: | Gobiesocidae |
Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
Genus: |
Modicus Hardy, 1983 |
Type species | |
Modicus minimus Hardy, 1983
[1]
|
Modicus is a genus of clingfishes endemic to the shores of New Zealand.
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]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [3]