Cryptocentrus
As recorded: Cryptocentrus Valenciennes, 1837
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, and R.P.H. RutherfordJohnson Randall →R.P.H. Rutherford →G.W. Tribble →
- Date
- July 20, 1978
- Locality
- Taiwan; S end; Nanwan; middle of bay directly E of harbor at Hou-Pi-Hu
- Island
- Taiwan
- Depth
- 27 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1978, J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, and R.P.H. Rutherford also collected 11 other specimens.
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Chromis lepidolepis
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Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
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Parascorpaena mcadamsi
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Pomacentrus alexanderae
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Pseudocheilinus evanidus
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Tripterygiidae
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Cryptocentrus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,157 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Baie des citrons sud, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
West, SG
(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
El Qousseir, El Qoseir, Mer Rouge, Égypte
(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
West, SG
(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Baie des citrons sud, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cryptocentrus. BPBM 23419. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36199005. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23419.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36199005 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026