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Cryptocentrus insignitus (Whitley, 1956)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cryptocentrus insignitus (Whitley, 1956)
Name authority
(Whitley, 1956)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Cryptocentrus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderGobiiformes
  11. familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
  12. subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
  13. genusCryptocentrus Valenciennes, 1837
  14. speciesCryptocentrus insignitus (Whitley, 1956)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cryptocentrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cryptocentrus cinctus (Herre, 1936)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
highfin shrimpgobyCryptocentrus altipinna Hoese, 2019GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptocentrus cebuanus Herre, 1927GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
ninebar gobyCryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes, 1837)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia (Bleeker, 1853)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptocentrus fasciatus (Playfair, 1867)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker, 1876GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther, 1872)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Luther's gobyCryptocentrus lutheri Klausewitz, 1960GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptocentrus maudae Fowler, 1937GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptocentrus multicinctus Allen & Randall, 2011GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptocentrus niveatus (Valenciennes, 1837)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Batman insignitus Whitley, 1956 Whitley, 1956synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278331 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:ZVRS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.