tangaroa, Modicus Hardy [G. S.] 1983:867 [Copeia 1983 (no. 4); ref. 5339] Ranfurly Bank, East Cape, New Zealand, 37°38.4'S, 178°51.7'E, depth 79-83 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.9931. Paratypes: NMNZ P.6734 (1), P.7816 (1), P.7829 (1), P.8070 (1), P.9932 (1, c&s, disarticulated). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:9 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Modicus tangaroa Hardy 1983 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:142 [ref. 24556], Stewart 2015:1554 [ref. 34196]). Current status: Valid as Modicus tangaroa Hardy 1983. Gobiesocidae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: marine.