Cryptocentrus
| Cryptocentrus | |
|---|---|
| Cryptocentrus cinctus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Gobiiformes | 
| Family: | Gobiidae | 
| Genus: | Cryptocentrus Valenciennes, 1837 | 
| Type species | |
| Gobius cryptocentrus Valenciennes, 1837 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Alepidogobius Bleeker, 1874 | |
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.