''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Cryptocentrus albidorsus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' ( Yanagisawa, 1978) (White-backed shrimpgoby) * ''

Cryptocentrus bulbiceps ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' ( Whitley, 1953) (Bluelined shrimpgoby) * ''

Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' ( Herre, 1933) (Blue-speckled prawn-goby) * ''

Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus ''Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus'', commonly known as the harlequin prawn-goby, is a species of goby. It recently entered the Mediterranean Sea with large populations observed along the Israel coast.Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean S ...

'' ( Rüppell, 1830) (Harlequin prawn-goby) * ''

Cryptocentrus callopterus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' H. M. Smith, 1945 * ''

Cryptocentrus cebuanus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' Herre, 1927 (Cebu shrimpgoby) * ''

Cryptocentrus cinctus The yellow prawn-goby (''Cryptocentrus cinctus'') is a species of goby native to the Western Pacific, where it can be found at depths of from in coastal bays and lagoons. This species is symbiotic with Alpheidae, alpheid shrimps. The species c ...

'' ( Herre, 1936) (Yellow prawn-goby) * ''

Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 1837) (Ninebar prawn-goby) * ''

Cryptocentrus cyanospilotus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized ...

'' G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2011 (Bluespot shrimpgoby) * ''

Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cryptocentrus diproctotaenia ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cryptocentrus epakros ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' G. R. Allen, 2015 (Pointedfin shrimpgoby) * ''

Cryptocentrus fasciatus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' ( Playfair ( fr), 1867) (Y-bar shrimpgoby) * ''

Cryptocentrus flavus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' Yanagisawa, 1978 * ''

Cryptocentrus inexplicatus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' ( Herre, 1934) (Inexplicable shrimpgoby) * ''

Cryptocentrus insignitus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' ( Whitley, 1956) (Signal goby) * ''

Cryptocentrus leonis ''Cryptocentrus leonis'' is a species of goby native to marine and brackish waters along the shores of the Gulf of Thailand The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet in the southwestern South China Sea, bounde ...

'' H. M. Smith, 1931 * ''

Cryptocentrus leptocephalus The pink-speckled shrimpgoby (''Cryptocentrus leptocephalus'') is a species of goby native to the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs on silty substrates in coastal reefs, lagoons, mangrove swamp Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swa ...

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cryptocentrus leucostictus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' ( Günther, 1872) (Saddled prawn-goby) * ''

Cryptocentrus lutheri ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' Klausewitz, 1960 (Luther's prawn-goby) * ''

Cryptocentrus malindiensis ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized ...

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J. L. B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...

, 1959) * ''

Cryptocentrus maudae ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' Fowler, 1937 (Maude's shrimpgoby) * '' Cryptocentrus melanopus'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cryptocentrus multicinctus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2011 (Multibarred shrimpgoby) * ''

Cryptocentrus nigrocellatus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized ...

'' ( Yanagisawa, 1978) * ''

Cryptocentrus niveatus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 1837) * ''

Cryptocentrus octofasciatus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...

, 1908 (Blue-speckled prawn-goby) * ''

Cryptocentrus pavoninoides The bluespotted watchman goby (''Cryptocentrus pavoninoides'') is a species of goby native to the western central Pacific Ocean where it occurs in coastal waters at depths of from forming small colonies on the sea floor. It grows to a length ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cryptocentrus polyophthalmus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cryptocentrus pretiosus ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

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Rendahl Carl Hialmar Rendahl (born Jönköping 26 December 1891; died Stockholm 2 May 1969) was a Swedish zoologist, cartoonist and painter. He is most famous in Sweden for his authorship of ''Fågelboken'', the "bird book" which sold 60,000 copies. Renda ...

( de), 1924) * ''

Cryptocentrus shigensis ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' N. Kuroda, 1956 (Shige shrimpgoby) * ''

Cryptocentrus strigilliceps The target shrimpgoby (''Cryptocentrus strigilliceps'') is a species of goby native to the Indo-West-Pacific where it occurs near coasts on silty or sandy reefs at depths of from . This species is symbiotic with alpheid shrimps. It can reach ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Target shrimpgoby) * '' Cryptocentrus tentaculatus'' Hoese & Larson, 2004 (Tentacle shrimpgoby) * ''

Cryptocentrus wehrlei ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized sp ...

'' Fowler, 1937 * ''

Cryptocentrus yatsui ''Cryptocentrus'' also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 35 recognized ...

'' Tomiyama, 1936

References

Gobiinae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes {{Gobiidae-stub