Silurichthys gibbiceps Ng & Ng 1998

Differentiated from all its congeners by its distinctively humped head (versus absence of a hump) and fewer serrae on the posterior edges of pectoral spine and articulated segments in mature males (3 serrae on spine and 2 or 3 on articulated segments versus 3 to 8 serrae on spine and 3-6 on articulated segments).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Analsoft rays: 47 - 54; Vertebrae: 49 - 51

Found in a shaded stream flowing through an area of abandoned fields.