Apocryptes

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

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| image = Apocryptes bato Ford 64.jpg

| genus = Apocryptes

| parent_authority = Valenciennes, 1837

| species = bato

| display_parents = 2

| authority = (F. Hamilton, 1822)

| synonyms =

For genus Apocryptes

• Gobileptes Swainson, 1839

For species A. bato

• Gobius bato F. Hamilton, 1822
• Apocryptes batoides F. Day, 1876
• Parapocryptes batoides (F. Day, 1876)

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Apocryptes bato is a species of mudskipper native to India, Bangladesh and Myanmar where it can be found in tropical rivers, estuaries and coastal waters of the Indian Ocean. This species can reach a length of {{convert|26|cm|in}} TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. It is currently the only known member of its genus.{{FishBase |genus= Apocryptes|species= bato| month = April | year = 2013}}