Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker, 1876
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
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 swamps and tide pools. It grows to a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Pink-speckled shrimpgoby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:26:39.860194+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker, 1876
- Name authority
- Bleeker, 1876
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusCryptocentrus Valenciennes, 1837
- speciesCryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker, 1876
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cryptocentrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cryptocentrus cinctus (Herre, 1936) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| highfin shrimpgobyCryptocentrus altipinna Hoese, 2019 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus cebuanus Herre, 1927 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ninebar gobyCryptocentrus cryptocentrus (Valenciennes, 1837) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus fasciatus (Playfair, 1867) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus insignitus (Whitley, 1956) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther, 1872) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luther's gobyCryptocentrus lutheri Klausewitz, 1960 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus maudae Fowler, 1937 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus multicinctus Allen & Randall, 2011 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus niveatus (Valenciennes, 1837) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Smilogobius singapurensis Herre, 1936 Herre, 1936 | synonym |
| Cryptocentrus obliquus (Herre, 1934) (Herre, 1934) | synonym |
| Smilogobius obliquus Herre, 1934 Herre, 1934 | synonym |
| Cryptocentrus singapurensis (Herre, 1936) (Herre, 1936) | synonym |
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.
- Bleeker, P. (1876). Description de quelques espèces insulindiennes inédites des genres Oxyurichthys, Paroxyurichthys et Cryptocentrus. Verslagen En Mededeelingen Der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2), v. 9: 138–148. 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:ZVRW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.