Examination of the original descriptions and available type specimens of nominal species previously regarded as synonyms of Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt 1823) and Stolephorus commersonnii Lacepède 1803, plus a large number of non-type specimens representing an extensive geographic range, confirmed the validity of Stolephorus balinensis (Bleeker 1849), S. commersonnii, S. indicus, Stolephorus rex Jordan and Seale 1926, and Stolephorus scitulus (Fowler 1911), in addition to three new species, Stolephorus belaerius sp. nov., Stolephorus mercurius sp. nov., and Stolephorus zephyrus sp. nov. Diagnoses and detailed color descriptions are given for all of the valid species, with neotype designations for S. balinensis, S. commersonnii, and S. indicus, and clarification of their taxonomic history. Two mitochondrial markers (cytochrome b and cytochrome oxidase I genes) enabled the reconstruction of the phylogenetic relationships of five of the species examined morphologically, the genetic distinctiveness of each being indicated by at least 2.4% mean p-distance divergence from the others in the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene.

对以前被认为是印度针茅（van Hasselt 1823）和Stolephorus commersonniniLacepède1803同义词的标称物种的原始描述和可用类型标本的检验，再加上代表广泛地理范围的大量非类型标本，证实了Stolephorus的有效性balinensis（鲴1849），S. commersonnii，S.紫檀，Stolephorus霸王龙约旦和西尔1926年，和Stolephorus scitulus（福勒1911年），此外还有三个新品种，Stolephorus belaerius SP。十一月，Stolephorus mercurius sp.。十一月，和Stolephorus zephyrussp。十一月 诊断和详细的色彩情况进行说明所有有效的物种，与neotype命名为S. balinensis，S. commersonnii和S.紫檀，并澄清其分类学历史。两种线粒体标记（细胞色素b和细胞色素氧化酶I基因）能够重建形态学检查的五个物种的系统发生关系，每个物种的遗传特征至少表明线粒体与其他物种的p距离差异为2.4％细胞色素氧化酶I基因。