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.