The modied Zakharov–Kuznetsov (mZK) equation, ut + uux + uxxx + uxyy = 0, (1) represents an anisotropic two-dimensional generalization of the Korteweg–de Vries equation and can be derived in a magnetized plasma for small amplitude Alfvén waves at a critical angle to the undisturbed magnetic field, and has been studied by many authors because of its importance [1–5]. However, Eq. (1) possesses m...