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Species in the genus Cryptocentrus: [ 57 ] records

albidorsus, Mars Yanagisawa [Y.] 1978:282, Pl. 1 (fig. f); Figs. 7, 11a [Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory v. 24 (nos 4/6); ref. 7028] Sonai, Iriomote Island, Nansei Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 1 meter. Holotype: SMBL 299 [not seen at FAKU]. Paratypes: SMBL 300 (1) [not seen at FAKU]. Type catalog: Harada 1991:222 [ref. 20030]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus albidorsus (Yanagisawa 1978) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:257 [ref. 6441], Myers 1999:239 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1226 [ref. 25182], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1226 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Motomura et al. 2010:208 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:869 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:125 [ref. 38603], Chen & Yang 2024:175 [ref. 41741], Allen & Erdmann 2024:958 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus albidorsus (Yanagisawa 1978). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sumatra (Indonesia) and Singapore east to Palau, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.

altipinna, Cryptocentrus Hoese [D. F.] 2019:25, Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5A [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 32; ref. 36472] Libong Island, Trang Province, Andaman Sea, Thailand. Holotype: NSMT P.65933. Paratypes: AMS, BPBM, NSMT, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Cryptocentrus altipinna Hoese 2019 -- (Parenti 2021:125 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:958 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus altipinna Hoese 2019. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Tanzania, Sri Lanka; Andaman Sea off Thailand. Habitat: marine.

bulbiceps, Cryptocentroides Whitley [G. P.] 1953:129, Fig. 3 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 23 (no. 3); ref. 12672] Palm Island, northern Queensland, Australia. Holotype: QM I.10705 [ex DHMB 1782]. Paratypes: QM I.10704 (1). •Valid as Cryptocentrus bulbiceps (Whitley 1953) -- (Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Hoese & Larson 2006:1637 [ref. 29097], Parenti 2021:125 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus bulbiceps (Whitley 1953). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

caeruleomaculatus, Mars Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1933:22 [Copeia 1933 (no. 1); ref. 2106] Tide flats at Jolo, Sulu Islands, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 25502. Paratypes: CAS-SU 16959 (5). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:147 [ref. 2676] as coeruleo-maculatus, Böhlke 1953:115 [ref. 12291]. Originally as caeruleo-maculatus. •Synonym of Cryptocentrus octofasciatus Regan 1908 -- (Allen 1997:216 [ref. 23977] as octafasciatus). •Valid as Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus (Herre 1933) -- (Yanagisawa 1978:278 [ref. 7028], Allen & Swainston 1988:134 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1997:530 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:239 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1226 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:110 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1226 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:642 [ref. 27495], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Randall et al. 2005:128 [ref. 28745], Hoese & Larson 2006:1637 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:267 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:208 [ref. 31256], Allen & Randall 2011:559 [ref. 31615], Allen & Erdmann 2012:869 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:194 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33932], Allen 2015:72 [ref. 33923], Koeda et al. 2016:90 [ref. 35333], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:258 [ref. 36460], Hoese 2019:31 [ref. 36472], Parenti 2021:125 [ref. 38603], Fujiwara et al. 2022:91 [ref. 39094], Larson 2022:71 [ref. 39971], Allen & Erdmann 2024:959 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus (Herre 1933). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea east to Solomon Islands, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

caeruleopunctatus, Gobius Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:134 [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1936. Paralectotypes and Rüppell spec.: BMNH 1860.11.19.68-69 (2); NMW 29156-57 (1, 1); RMNH 1860 (1?), 1900 (1), 1901 (1?); SMF 4771-72 (2). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:242 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Valid as Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Goren 1979:28 [ref. 1852], Dor 1984:242 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:64 [ref. 25356], Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074], Randall 2005:527 [ref. 28239], Hoese et al. 2011:168 [ref. 31450], Freinschlag & Patzner 2012:42 [ref. 31789], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:150 [ref. 36273], Kovačić 2020:76 [ref. 37932], Golani 2021:73 [ref. 38303], Goren & Stern 2021:12 [ref. 38671], Kovačić et al. 2021:39 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:125 [ref. 38603], Ergüden et al. 2022:289 [ref. 39399], Kovačić et al. 2022: 47 [ref. 39303], Larson 2022:72 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:9 [ref. 40247], Kovačić et al. 2023:132 [ref. 40094], Badreddine et al. 2024:31 [ref. 41457]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

callopterus, Cryptocentrus Smith [H. M.] 1945:552, Pl. 9 (fig. B) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 188; ref. 4056] Estuary of Chantabun River [Chantaburi River], southeastern Thailand. Holotype: USNM 119572. Paratypes: USNM 119573-76 (4, 1, 1, 2). Type catalog: Vilasri et al. 2018:63 [ref. 36451]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus callopterus Smith 1945 -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:405 [ref. 32989], Vilasri et al. 2018:63 [ref. 36451], Parenti 2021:125 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus callopterus Smith 1945. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand (Thailand). Habitat: brackish, marine.

cebuanus, Cryptocentrus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:240, Pl. 19 (fig. 2) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Cebu Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 12025 (destroyed, seen by Koumans). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:189 [ref. 2676]. •Questionably the same as Cryptocentrus pavoninoides (Bleeker 1849) -- (Satapoomin & Winterbottom 2002:60 [ref. 26168]). •Valid as Cryptocentrus cebuanus Herre 1927 -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Hoese & Larson 2006:1637 [ref. 29097], Allen & Erdmann 2012:870 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:194 [ref. 32988], Parenti 2021:125 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:959 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus cebuanus Herre 1927. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

cheni, Cryptocentrus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1933:429 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 10983] Hainan Island, China. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 25494. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:147 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:109 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Cryptocentrus melanopus (Bleeker 1860) -- (Hoese et al. 2011:171 [ref. 31450], Parenti 2021:128 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus melanopus (Bleeker 1860). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

cinctus, Smilogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:12, Pl. 9 [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 12; ref. 10994] Reef in Singapore Harbor. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 29103. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:152 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:117 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus cinctus (Herre 1936) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:257 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:398 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:214 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:348 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:398 [ref. 25919], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1228 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:119 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Satapoomin & Winterbottom 2002:62 [ref. 26168], Nakabo 2002:1228 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074], Hoese & Larson 2006:1637 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532], Hoese et al. 2011:168 [ref. 31450], Allen & Erdmann 2012:870 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:276 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 14 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2021:125 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:960 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus cinctus (Herre 1936). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Caroline Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Yaeyama Islands, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

cryptocentrus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:111, Pl. 346 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-1166 (1, primary specimen), ZMB 2077 (4). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:30 [ref. 19958] as holotype and paratypes. •Valid as Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Goren 1979:29 [ref. 1852], Dor 1984:242 [ref. 29757], Hoese 1986:786 [ref. 5670], Goren & Dor 1994:64 [ref. 25356], Fricke 1999:507 [ref. 24106], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Fricke et al. 2013:269 [ref. 32706], Golani & Fricke 2018:151 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:62 [ref. 37020], Hoese 2019:37 [ref. 36472], Goren & Stern 2021:12 [ref. 38671], Parenti 2021:126 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:72 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:9 [ref. 40247]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Mozambique Channel and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory). Habitat: marine.

culionensis, Ctenogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:84 [Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 1. The fishes of the Herre Philippine expedition of 1931.; ref. 2108] Culion Harbor, Palawan Province, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 26387. Herre specimens: BMNH 1933.3.11.677 [from Herre] (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:148 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:110 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus (Herre 1933) -- (Hoese 2019:31 [ref. 36472], Parenti 2021:125 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:71 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus (Herre 1933). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

cyanospilotus, Cryptocentrus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 2011:556, Figs. 1-5 [Marine Biology Research v. 7 (no. 6); ref. 31615] Ngargol Island, 7°05.897'N, 134°17.133'E, Palau Islands, depth 16 meters. Holotype: BPBM 31446. Paratypes: BPBM 26665 (1), 41019 (1); WAM P.30965-006 (1), P.32885-004 (1). Plus non-type specimens and site records. Provisionally included in Cryptocentrus. •Valid as Cryptocentrus cyanospilotus Allen & Randall 2011 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:871 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33932], Allen 2015:72 [ref. 33923], Fricke et al. 2019:276 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:126 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:960 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus cyanospilotus Allen & Randall 2011. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Java Sea and Kalimantan (Indonesia) east to Yap (Micronesia) and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

cyanotaenia, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1853:475 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4662. •Valid as Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia (Bleeker 1853) -- (Myers 1999:239 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Satapoomin & Winterbottom 2002:61 [ref. 26168], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Randall et al. 2005:128 [ref. 28745], Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:268 [ref. 30449], Allen & Randall 2011:560 [ref. 31615] including identifications referred to multicinctus, Allen & Erdmann 2012:871 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33932], Sadeghi et al. 2019:102 [ref. 36845], Eagderi et al. 2019:62 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:276 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:126 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:961 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf; Andaman Sea east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

diproctotaenia, Cryptocentrus Bleeker [P.] 1876:143 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Serie 2) v. 9; ref. 449] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 4514 (2). •Valid as Cryptocentrus diproctotaenia Bleeker 1876 -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Parenti 2021:126 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus diproctotaenia Bleeker 1876. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea south to eastern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

epakros, Cryptocentrus Allen [G. R.] 2015:69, Figs. 1-3 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 16; ref. 33923] Alotau, Papua New Guinea, 4.8 km east of main wharf, 10°18.256’S, 150°24.768’E, depth 14.5 meters. Holotype (unique): WAM P.34319-001. •Valid as Cryptocentrus epakros Allen 2015 -- (Parenti 2021:126 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:961 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus epakros Allen 2015. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Alotau, Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea) endemic. Habitat: marine.

fasciatum, Gobiosoma Playfair [R. L.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:72 [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.3.7.495 (skin, in jar). •Valid as Cryptocentrus fasciatus (Playfair 1867) -- (Randall et al. 1990:398 [ref. 15987], Randall & Goren 1993:8 [ref. 21131], Randall et al. 1994:245 [ref. 21645], Randall 1995:333 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:398 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:27 [ref. 23611], Fricke 1999:507 [ref. 24106], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:408 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:119 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293] dated 1866, Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830] dated 1866, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Heemstra et al. 2004:3328 [ref. 27945], Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074], Randall 2005:526 [ref. 28239], Shibukawa et al. 2005:192 [ref. 28614], Hoese & Larson 2006:1637 [ref. 29097], Fricke et al. 2009:100 [ref. 30213], Hoese et al. 2011:168 [ref. 31450], Freinschlag & Patzner 2012:42 [ref. 31789], Allen & Erdmann 2012:872 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:194 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:328 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:151 [ref. 36273], Greenfield & Allen 2018:34 [ref. 35950], Eagderi et al. 2019:62 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:278 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:96 [ref. 36871], Goren & Stern 2021:12 [ref. 38671], Parenti 2021:126 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:73 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:9 [ref. 40247], Allen & Erdmann 2024:962 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus fasciatus (Playfair 1867). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to New Britain, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Cryptocentrus Ehrenberg [C. G.] in Klunzinger 1871:479 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Red Sea. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing in synonymy; also appeared in Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1899:9, Pl. 9 (fig. 5) [ref. 4977] but in synonymy of Gobius cryptocentrus Valenciennes 1837. •Not available -- (Parenti 2021:445 [ref. 38603]). •In the synonymy of Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Goren 1979:29 [ref. 1852], Dor 1984:242 [ref. 29757]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

flavus, Cryptocentrus Yanagisawa [Y.] 1978:274, Pl. 1 (fig. b); Figs. 2, 3b [Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory v. 24 (nos 4/6); ref. 7028] Kabira Bay, Ishigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands [Nansei Islands], southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 1 meter. Holotype: SMBL 290 [not seen at FAKU]. Paratypes: SMBL 291-92 (1, 1) [not seen at FAKU]. Type catalog: Harada 1991:222 [ref. 20030]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus flavus Yanagisawa 1978 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:258 [ref. 6441], Parenti 2021:126 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus flavus Yanagisawa 1978. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Singapore and Indonesia east to Palau and Chuuk (Micronesia), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to southern Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia). Habitat: marine.

geniornatus, Cryptocentrus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:428 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Waigeo Island, Indonesia. Holotype: FMNH 17364. Paratype: CAS-SU 24465 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:140 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:109 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:29 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus geniornatus Herre 1935 -- (Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074], Hoese et al. 2011:168 [ref. 31450]). •Synonym of Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876 -- (Randall 2005:526 [ref. 28239], Hoese 2019:37 [ref. 36472], Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

haydeni, Mars Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:363, Pl. 2 (fig. 6) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 3); ref. 5609] Tide flats at Bais, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 30962. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:151 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:115 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus haydeni (Herre 1936) -- (Parenti 2021:126 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus haydeni (Herre 1936). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Oriental Negros (Philippines). Habitat: marine.

inexplicatus, Smilogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:88 [Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 1. The fishes of the Herre Philippine expedition of 1931.; ref. 2108] Puddle on the Sitankai Reef, Sulu Province, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 25500. Paratypes: CAS-SU 16957 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:148-149 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:117 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus inexplicatus (Herre 1934) -- (Myers 1999:239 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:1227 [ref. 25182], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1227 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830] dated 1931, Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Hoese & Larson 2006:1637 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532], Allen & Erdmann 2012:872 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:194 [ref. 32988], Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:963 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus inexplicatus (Herre 1934). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northeastern Java (Indonesia) east to Palau, Chuuk (Micronesia) and Solomon Islands, north to Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to Northern Territory (Australia). Habitat: marine.

insignitus, Batman Whitley [G. P.] 1956:36, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1954-55; ref. 4726] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.4299. Paratypes: AMS IA.3755 (1). •Valid as Cryptocentrus insignitus (Whitley 1956) -- (Larson & Williams 1997:368 [ref. 23967], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Hoese & Larson 2006:1638 [ref. 29097], Allen & Randall 2011:559 [ref. 31615], Larson et al. 2013:194 [ref. 32988], Allen 2015:72 [ref. 33923], Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus insignitus (Whitley 1956). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Northern Territory (Australia). Habitat: marine.

koumansi, Obtortiophagus Whitley [G. P.] 1933:91, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 4677] Hayman Island, Whitsunday Group, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.2027. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:169 [ref. 2676]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus koumansi (Whitley 1933) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:257 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Cryptocentrus strigilliceps (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Randall et al. 1990:399 [ref. 15987], Randall 2005:527 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1639 [ref. 29097], Hoese 2019:34 [ref. 36472], Parenti 2021:129 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:75 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus strigilliceps (Jordan & Seale 1906). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

leonis, Cryptocentrus Smith [H. M.] 1931:46, Fig. 21 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] Estuary of Chantabun River [Chantaburi River] at Lem Sing (Lion Pt.), southeastern Thailand. Holotype (unique): USNM 90322. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:130 [ref. 2676], Vilasri et al. 2018:63 [ref. 36451]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus leonis Smith 1931 -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Kottelat 2013:405 [ref. 32989], Vilasri et al. 2018:63 [ref. 36451], Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus leonis Smith 1931. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand (Thailand). Habitat: brackish, marine.

leptocephalus, Cryptocentrus Bleeker [P.] 1876:146 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Serie 2) v. 9; ref. 449] Singapore. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4665. •Valid as Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876 -- (Allen 1997:216 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:239 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:409 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:245 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:119 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Satapoomin & Winterbottom 2002:61 [ref. 26168], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:179 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27624] dated 1878, Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074], Randall 2005:526 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:349 [ref. 28867], Hoese & Larson 2006:1638 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:268 [ref. 30449], Hoese et al. 2011:170 [ref. 31450], Allen & Erdmann 2012:873 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:278 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:963 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines and Tonga, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

leucostictus, Gobius Günther [A.] 1872:664, Pl. 63 (fig. C) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Tonga Islands. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1871.9.13.174. •Valid as Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther 1872) -- (Randall et al. 1990:399 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:214 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:399 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:239 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:119 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27624] dated 1871, Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Randall 2005:527 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1638 [ref. 29097], Shibukawa et al. 2012:58 [ref. 32036], Allen & Erdmann 2012:873 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33932], Pinault et al. 2015:238 [ref. 34021], Fricke et al. 2019:278 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:964 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther 1872). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Palau, Tonga and Samoa, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

liolepis, Cryptocentrus Bleeker [P.] 1876:145 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Serie 2) v. 9; ref. 449] Borneo. Holotype (unique): RMNH (whereabouts unknown). •Valid as Cryptocentrus liolepis Bleeker 1876 -- (Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus liolepis Bleeker 1876. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Borneo. Habitat: marine.

lutheri, Cryptocentrus Klausewitz [W.] 1960:154, Pl. 21 (figs. 2-3); Fig. 6 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 41 (no. 3/4); ref. 2613] Sarad-Sarso Island, Farasan Island , Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, depth about 4 meters. Holotype (unique): SMF 4773. •Valid as Cryptocentrus lutheri Klausewitz 1960 -- (Goren 1979:30 [ref. 1852], Goren 1981:98 [ref. 8597], Dor 1984:242 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:64 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:334 [ref. 22896] with wrong author/date, Carpenter et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23922], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074], Hoese et al. 2011:168 [ref. 31450], Freinschlag & Patzner 2012:42 [ref. 31789], Ali et al. 2018:337 [ref. 36183], Golani & Fricke 2018:151 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:62 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:96 [ref. 36871], Goren & Stern 2021:12 [ref. 38671], Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:73 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:9 [ref. 40247]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus lutheri Klausewitz 1960. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: East Africa and Persian Gulf east to Socotra (Yemen) and Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

malindiensis, Iotogobius Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:195, Fig. 6 [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 13; ref. 4122] Malindi, Kenya, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 203. •Valid as Cryptocentrus malindiensis (Smith 1959) -- (Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Pinault et al. 2015:237 [ref. 34021], Fricke et al. 2018:329 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:128 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:74 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus malindiensis (Smith 1959). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa to Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

maudae, Cryptocentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1937:254, Fig. 283 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89; ref. 1425] Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype (unique): ANSP 68253. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:108 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus maudae Fowler 1937 -- (Randall et al. 1997:530 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:240 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Hoese & Larson 2006:1638 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:268 [ref. 30449], Shibukawa et al. 2012:58 [ref. 32036], Allen & Erdmann 2012:873 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:128 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:964 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus maudae Fowler 1937. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sri Lanka east to Palau, north to Brunei and Philippines, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

melanopus, Gobius Bleeker [P.] (ex Castelnau) 1860:456 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 20 (no. 3); ref. 14028] Singapore. Holotype (unique): wherebouts unknown. Based on a color painting in the Zoological Museum, University of Liège (see Russell et al. 2010:99 [ref. 30735]). •Valid as `Cryptocentrus' melanopus (Bleeker 1860) -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122]). •Synonym of Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876 -- (Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532]). •Nomen oblitum, in the synonymy of the nomen protectum Crytocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876 -- (Russell et al. 2010:99 [ref. 30735]). •Valid as Cryptocentrus melanopus (Bleeker 1860) -- (Hoese et al. 2011:170 [ref. 31450], Allen & Erdmann 2012:874 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:194 [ref. 32988], Parenti 2021:128 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:964 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus melanopus (Bleeker 1860). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

meleagris, Cryptocentrus Ehrenberg [C. G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:111 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Not available, manuscript name mentioned in synonymy; from the Red Sea. •Not available -- (Parenti 2021:445 [ref. 38603]). •In the synonymy of Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Dor 1984:242 [ref. 29757], Larson 2022:72 [ref. 39971]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

multicinctus, Cryptocentrus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 2011:560, Figs. 7-10 [Marine Biology Research v. 7 (no. 6); ref. 31615] Blanche Bay, 4°17.818'N, 152°12.595'E, near Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, depth 4 meters. Holotype: BPBM 39019. Paratypes: BPBM 41020 (1), WAM P.33267-001 (1). Plus site records. •Valid as Cryptocentrus multicinctus Allen & Randall 2011 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:874 [ref. 31980], Greenfield & Allen 2018:37 [ref. 35950], Fricke et al. 2019:279 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:128 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:965 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus multicinctus Allen & Randall 2011. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Flores (Indonesia) east to Palau and Marshall Islands, south to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

nanus, Cryptocentrus Greenfield [D. W.] & Allen [G. R.] 2018:30, Figs. 1-5, 8A [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 30; ref. 35950] Fiji, Yadua Island, south side, Talai Harbor, 16.8300°S, 178.2801°E, depth 10.7 meters. Holotype: CAS 244342. Paratypes: CAS, USNM, WAM. •Valid as Cryptocentrus nanus Greenfield & Allen 2018 -- (Parenti 2021:128 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus nanus Greenfield & Allen 2018. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Fiji, possibly Palau. Habitat: marine.

nigrocellatus, Mars Yanagisawa [Y.] 1978:280, Pl. 1 (fig. e); Figs. 5, 6c, 8d [Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory v. 24 (nos 4/6); ref. 7028] Shiramizu, Kikai Island, Nansei Islands, Japan, depth 5 meters. Holotype: SMBL 293 [not seen at FAKU]. Paratypes: SMBL 294-298 (5) [not seen at FAKU]. Type catalog: Harada 1991:222-223 [ref. 20030]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus nigrocellatus (Yanagisawa 1978) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:257 [ref. 6441], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1226 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1226 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074] as nigroocellatus, Motomura et al. 2010:208 [ref. 31256], Shibukawa et al. 2012:58 [ref. 32036], Allen & Erdmann 2012:874 [ref. 31980], Koeda et al. 2016:90 [ref. 35333], Parenti 2021:128 [ref. 38603], Wada et al. 2021:48 [ref. 38521], Chung et al. 2023:4 [ref. 41790], Sato et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40019], Allen & Erdmann 2024:965 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus nigrocellatus (Yanagisawa 1978). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sumatra (Indonesia), Brunei and Malaysia east to Philippines, north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

niveatus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:107 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1157. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:37 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus niveatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Parenti 2021:128 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus niveatus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Java (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

obliquus, Smilogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:89 [Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 1. The fishes of the Herre Philippine expedition of 1931.; ref. 2108] Culion Harbor, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 25501. Paratypes: CAS-SU 16958 (6). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:149 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:117 [ref. 12291]. See remarks in Hoese et al. 2011:171 [ref. 31450]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus obliquus (Herre 1934) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:134 [ref. 25477], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293]). •Synonym of Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876 -- (Allen 1997:216 [ref. 23977], Randall 2005:526 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1638 [ref. 29097], Hoese et al. 2011:171 [ref. 31450] with comments, Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

ocellatus, Callogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:422 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Ovalau Island, Fiji Islands. Holotype (unique): FMNH 17363. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:139 [ref. 2676], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:20 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Cryptocentrus strigilliceps (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Hoese 2019:34 [ref. 36472], Parenti 2021:129 [ref. 38603], Delventhal & Mooi 2023:462 [ref. 40434] ). Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus strigilliceps (Jordan & Seale 1906). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

octofasciatus, Cryptocentrus Regan [C. T.] 1908:241, Pl. 29 (fig. 2) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Diego Garcia Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.3.23.231. Non-types: BMNH 1908.3.23.232-234 (3) Seychelles. •Valid as Cryptocentrus octofasciatus Regan 1908 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:257 [ref. 6441] as octafasciatus, Allen 1997:216 [ref. 23977] as octafasciatus, Allen 2000:119 [ref. 25868], Fricke et al. 2018:329 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:128 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese 2019:37 [ref. 36472], Larson 2022:72 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

pavoninoides, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1849:33 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Samanap, eastern end of Madura Island, about 7°01'S, 113°51'E, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4473. Appeared without distinguishing features in list in Bleeker 1849:5 [ref. 320]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus pavoninoides (Bleeker 1849) -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293] dated 1854, Satapoomin & Winterbottom 2002:54 [ref. 26168], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:269 [ref. 30449], Allen & Randall 2011:563 [ref. 31615], Allen & Erdmann 2012:875 [ref. 31980], Prokofiev 2016:644 [ref. 35020], Parenti 2021:129 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:965 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus pavoninoides (Bleeker 1849). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India, Andaman Sea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

pavoninus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:112 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5381 (3); ZMB 2078 (4), 22241 (12). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:38 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Goren 1979:28 [ref. 1852], Dor 1984:242 [ref. 29757], Larson 2022:72 [ref. 39971], Parenti 2021:125 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

phaenna, Hetereleotris Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:393, Pl. 36 (fig. 3) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Holotype (unique): USNM 51786. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:124 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther 1872) -- (Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther 1872). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

pretiosus, Gobius (Cryptocentrus) Rendahl [H.] 1924:16 [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 15467] Hong Kong, China. Syntypes: NRM 4422 (2). Not preoccupied by the fossil taxon Gobius praetiosus Procházka 1893, published by Procházka 1893:63, Pl. 3 (figs. 7A-B) [ref. 35388]; that name incorrectly spelled pretiosus since Weiler 1966:129 [ref. 35389]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus pretiosus (Rendahl 1924) -- (Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Parenti 2021:129 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus pretiosus (Rendahl 1924). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern China. Habitat: marine.

princeps, Gobius De Vis [C. W.] 1884:685 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. No types known. •Species inquirenda -- (Parenti 2021:442 [ref. 38603]). •Incertae sedis in Gobiidae, probably belongs in the genus Cryptocentrus -- (Hoese & Larson 2006:1697 [ref. 29097]). Current status: Uncertain. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

rubropunctatus, Cryptocentrus Seymour Sewell [R. B.] 1914:134, Pl. 8 (fig. 3) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 10 (pt 2) (art. 5); ref. 14175] Fisher Bay in Port Owen, Tavoy Island, Myanmar, Investigator. Holotype (unique): ZSI F8033/1. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:152 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:42 [ref. 22148]. •Status uncertain -- (Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074]). •Synonym of Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876 -- (Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603] with question). Current status: Uncertain as Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

sericus, Cryptocentrus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1932:440 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 11 (no. 3); ref. 10975] Market at Guangzhou, China. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 25725. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:109 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus sericus Herre 1932 -- (Hoese et al. 2011:164 [ref. 31450], Allen & Erdmann 2012:875 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:279 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:129 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:966 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus sericus Herre 1932. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Palau, north to Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

sexfasciatus, Gobius Day [F.] 1876:285, Pl. 59 (fig. 4) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Madras, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI 2870 (lost). Day specimen: BMNH 2016.11.30.699 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:162 [ref. 23762]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Species inquirenda -- (Parenti 2021:443 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

shigensis, Cryptocentrus Kuroda [N.] 1956:242, Fig. 1-3 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 12208] Beach of Shige, Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): NSMT-P 45884 [ex Kuroda coll. 1076]. •Valid as Myersina shigensis Kuroda 1956 -- (Shibukawa & Satapoomin 2006:29 [ref. 28710], Parenti 2021:201 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Cryptocentrus shigensis Kuroda 1956 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:258 [ref. 6441], Myers 1999:240 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:1228 [ref. 25182], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Winterbottom 2002:70 [ref. 25955], Nakabo 2002:1228 [ref. 26193], Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074], Hoese et al. 2011:168 [ref. 31450], Fujiwara et al. 2022:22 [ref. 39095]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus shigensis Kuroda 1956. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar east to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

singapurensis, Smilogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:13, Pl. 10 [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 12; ref. 10994] Reef in Singapore Harbor. Holotype: CAS-SU 29087. Paratypes: BMNH 1937.9.22.5 (1), CAS-SU 16963 (orig. 35), ZMH H2964 (2). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:152 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:117 [ref. 12291], Wilkens 1977:160 [ref. 22013]. •Valid as Smilogobius singapurensis Herre 1936 -- (Dor 1984:251 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Cryptocentrus singapurensis (Herre 1936) -- (Yanagisawa 1978:272 [ref. 7028], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:258 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1227 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:110 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1227 [ref. 26193]). •Synonym of Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876 -- (Allen 1997:216 [ref. 23977], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:245 [ref. 25480], Randall 2005:526 [ref. 28239], Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532], Hoese et al. 2011:171 [ref. 31450], Parenti 2021:127 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

steinhardti, Cryptocentrus Goren [M.] & Stern [N.] 2021:3, Figs. 1-2 [PeerJ v. 9: e12136; ref. 38671] Ashdod, Israel, 31°44.835'N, 34°24.787'E, depth 80 meters. Holotype: SMNH P-16037. Paratypes: SMNH P-14556 (1), P-16038 (1). •Valid as Cryptocentrus steinhardti Goren & Stern 2021 -- (Kovačić et al. 2022: 48 [ref. 39303], Kovačić et al. 2023:132 [ref. 40094], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:9 [ref. 40247], Golani 2025:151 [ref. 42002]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus steinhardti Goren & Stern 2021. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea: [Gulf of Suez], Gulf of Aqaba; eastern Mediterranean Sea: eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea migrant). Habitat: marine.

strigilliceps, Mars Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:408, Fig. 95 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype (unique): USNM 51778. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:126 [ref. 2676]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus strigilliceps (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Hoese 1986:786 [ref. 5670], Randall et al. 1990:399 [ref. 15987], Randall 1995:334 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:214 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:399 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:27 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:240 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1226 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:409 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:246 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:119 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1226 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S119 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:642 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27624], Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Randall 2005:527 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1639 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:269 [ref. 30449], Allen & Randall 2011:559 [ref. 31615], Allen & Erdmann 2012:876 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:194 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33932], Allen 2015:72 [ref. 33923], Fricke et al. 2018:329 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:279 [ref. 36673], Hoese 2019:34 [ref. 36472], Parenti 2021:129 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:75 [ref. 39971], Babu et al. 2023:2 [ref. 41195], Allen & Erdmann 2024:967 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus strigilliceps (Jordan & Seale 1906). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Lakshadweep (India) east to Philippines, Kiribati, Tonga and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

taiwanensis, Cryptocentrus Chen [I-S.] & Yang [Y.-C.] 2024:175, Figs. 1-2, 4 [Zootaxa 5550 (no. 1); ref. 41741] Longdong Bay, Gong-Liao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC, depth 7 - 9 meters. Holotype: NTOUP 2024-09-255. Paratypes: NTOUP 2024-09-256 (2). •Valid as Cryptocentrus taiwanensis Chen & Yang 2024. Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus taiwanensis Chen & Yang 2024. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: coral-reef, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

tentaculatus, Cryptocentrus Hoese [D. F.] & Larson [H. K.] 2004:169, Figs. 1-2 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 20; ref. 28074] Reef on south side of Field Island, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype: NTM S.14637-045. Paratypes: AMS I.24676-006 (12); NTM S.10429-001 (4), S.10718-046 (23), S.10797-033 (1), S.11803-001 (1), S.11804-001 (3), S.12777-001 (1), S.13277-013 (1), 14637-043 (2); QM I.26061 (1). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Cryptocentrus tentaculatus Hoese & Larson 2004 -- (Hoese & Larson 2006:1639 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2013:194 [ref. 32988], Parenti 2021:129 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:967 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus tentaculatus Hoese & Larson 2004. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, Northern Territory east to Cape York, Queensland (Australia), and Daru (Papua New Guinea) Habitat: marine.

vagus, Cryptocentrus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:243, Pl. 19 (fig. 3) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Mindoro or Mindanao, Philippines. Holotype: BSMP 12138 (destroyed, seen by Koumans). Paratypes or additional material: BSMP (1) presumed destroyed. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:189-190 [ref. 2676]. •Status uncertain -- (Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074]). •Valid as Cryptocentrus vagus Herre 1927 -- (Parenti 2021:129 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain as Cryptocentrus vagus Herre 1927. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

venustus, Cryptocentrus Seale [A.] 1914:76, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [The Philippine Journal of Science, Section D v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 14174] Hong Kong. Holotype (unique): BSMP 6419 (destroyed, seen by Koumans). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:190 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Cryptocentrus pavoninoides (Bleeker 1849) -- (Satapoomin & Winterbottom 2002:60 [ref. 26168]). •Status uncertain -- (Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074], Parenti 2021:129 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Cryptocentrus venustus Seale 1914 -- (Endruweit 2024:77 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus venustus Seale 1914. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Gulf of Tonkin, China and Vietnam. Habitat: marine.

wehrlei, Cryptocentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1937:256, Fig. 284 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89; ref. 1425] Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype (unique): ANSP 68254. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:111 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus wehrlei Fowler 1937 -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Parenti 2021:129 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus wehrlei Fowler 1937. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand (Thailand). Habitat: marine.

yatsui, Cryptocentrus Tomiyama [I.] 1936:81, Fig. 31 [Japanese Journal of Zoology v. 7 (no. 1) (art. 5); ref. 4413] Tainan market, Taiwan. Holotype: ZUMT 25228. Paratypes: (11) ZUMT 14894-95 (1,1) (lost), 14896 (1), 14897-98 (1,1,) (lost), 25229 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:56 [ref. 31432], Aizawa et al. 2025:162 [ref. 42287]. •Valid as Cryptocentrus yatsui Tomiyama 1936 -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Hoese & Larson 2004:169 [ref. 28074], Ho & Shao 2011:56 [ref. 31432], Hoese et al. 2011:168 [ref. 31450], Parenti 2021:130 [ref. 38603], Aizawa et al. 2025:162 [ref. 42287]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus yatsui Tomiyama 1936. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan endemic. Habitat: marine.