▁par as it ic ▁on ▁the ▁g ills ▁of ▁a ▁marine ▁fish . ▁It ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁Micro cot yl idae . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁Micro cot yle ▁con str ict a ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁Robinson ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁from ▁the ▁g ills ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁blue ▁cod ▁Par aper cis ▁col ias ▁( P ingu ip ed idae ) ▁based ▁on ▁one ▁spec im ens ▁( one ▁section ed ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁D illon ▁& ▁H arg is ▁red es cribed ▁this ▁species ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁spec im ens ▁and ▁gave ▁additional ▁information ▁regarding ▁bu cc al ▁org ans , ▁sem inal ▁re cept acle ▁position ▁and ▁egg . ▁ ▁Mor ph ology ▁ ▁Micro cot yle ▁con str ict a ▁has ▁the ▁general ▁morph ology ▁of ▁all ▁species ▁of ▁Micro cot yle , ▁with ▁a ▁symmet rical ▁el ong ate ▁body , ▁rounded ▁anterior ly ▁and ▁compr ising ▁an ▁anterior ▁part ▁which ▁contains ▁most ▁org ans ▁and ▁a ▁posterior ▁part ▁called ▁the ▁ha pt or . ▁The ▁ha pt or ▁is ▁symmet rical , ▁and ▁be ars ▁ 7 4 - 8 2 ▁rect angular ▁cl amps , ▁arranged ▁as ▁two ▁rows , ▁one ▁on ▁each ▁side . ▁The ▁cl amps ▁of ▁the ▁ha pt or ▁attach ▁the ▁animal ▁to ▁the ▁g ill ▁of ▁the ▁fish . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁two ▁o val ▁sept ate ▁bu cc al ▁su ck ers ▁at ▁the ▁anterior ▁extrem ity . ▁The