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Cryptocentrus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Gobiinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Gobiidae

Scientific name
  
Cryptocentrus

Higher classification
  
Gobiinae

Order
  
Perciformes

Cryptocentrus Yellow prawngoby Wikipedia

Lower classifications
  
Yellow prawn‑goby, Pink‑speckled shrimpgoby, Cryptocentrus pavoninoides

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.

Contents

Cryptocentrus cinctus with alpheus bellulus


Species

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:


  • Cryptocentrus albidorsus (Yanagisawa, 1978) (White-backed shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus bulbiceps (Whitley, 1953) (Bluelined shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus (Herre, 1933) (Blue-speckled prawn-goby)
  • Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Harlequin prawn-goby)
  • Cryptocentrus callopterus H. M. Smith, 1945
  • Cryptocentrus cebuanus Herre, 1927 (Cebu shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus cinctus (Herre, 1936) (Yellow prawn-goby)
  • Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Ninebar prawn-goby)
  • Cryptocentrus cyanospilotus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2011 (Bluespot shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) (Lagoon shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus diproctotaenia Bleeker, 1876
  • Cryptocentrus epakros G. R. Allen, 2015 (Pointedfin shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus fasciatus (Playfair (fr), 1867) (Y-bar shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus flavus Yanagisawa, 1978
  • Cryptocentrus inexplicatus (Herre, 1934) (Inexplicable shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus insignitus (Whitley, 1956) (Signal goby)
  • Cryptocentrus leonis H. M. Smith, 1931
  • Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker, 1876 (Pink-speckled shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther, 1872) (Saddled prawn-goby)
  • Cryptocentrus lutheri Klausewitz, 1960 (Luther's prawn-goby)
  • Cryptocentrus malindiensis (J. L. B. Smith, 1959)
  • Cryptocentrus maudae Fowler, 1937 (Maude's shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus melanopus (Bleeker, 1860)
  • Cryptocentrus multicinctus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2011 (Multibarred shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus nigrocellatus (Yanagisawa, 1978)
  • Cryptocentrus niveatus (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Cryptocentrus octofasciatus Regan, 1908 (Blue-speckled prawn-goby)
  • Cryptocentrus pavoninoides (Bleeker, 1849)
  • Cryptocentrus polyophthalmus (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Cryptocentrus pretiosus (Rendahl (de), 1924)
  • Cryptocentrus shigensis N. Kuroda, 1956 (Shige shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus strigilliceps (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Target shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus tentaculatus Hoese & Larson, 2004 (Tentacle shrimpgoby)
  • Cryptocentrus wehrlei Fowler, 1937
  • Cryptocentrus yatsui Tomiyama, 1936

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    Cryptocentrus Yellow prawngoby Cryptocentrus cinctus in aquarium

    References

    Cryptocentrus Wikipedia
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