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]). 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, south to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.