''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.

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tangaroa Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Fish described in 1983 {{NewZealand-stub