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.