 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 .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.