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]). 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.