biostudies-literatureUnknown1121Hata HExamination of numerous specimens characterised by predorsal scute, long maxilla, indented preopercle and pelvic scute lacking a spine and previously identified as <i>Stolephorusbengalensis</i> (Dutt & Babu Rao, 1959) or <i>Stolephorusinsularis</i> Hardenberg, 1933, revealed four distinct species, true <i>S.bengalensis</i> (distributed from the Bay of Bengal to Pakistan) and three new species, viz., <i>Stolephoruseldorado</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Taiwan to Java, Indonesia), <i>Stolephorusdiabolus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Strait of Malacca, from Penang , Malaysia, to Singapore) and <i>Stolephoruseclipsis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Bintan Island, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia). Characters separating the four species include numbers of gill rakers on each gill arch and vertebrae and pelvic fin and dorsal-finZooKeys145-173https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9848800biostudies-literatureDescription of three new species previously identified as <i>Stolephorusbengalensis</i> (Dutt & Babu Rao, 1959) or <i>Stolephorusinsularis</i> Hardenberg, 1933 and a re-description of <i>S.bengalensis</i> (Chordata, Osteichthyes, Clupeiformes, Engraulidae).PMC9848800Lavoue SHata HMotomura HfalseDescription of three new species previously identified as <i>Stolephorusbengalensis</i> (Dutt & Babu Rao, 1959) or <i>Stolephorusinsularis</i> Hardenberg, 1933 and a re-description of <i>S.bengalensis</i> (Chordata, Osteichthyes, Clupeiformes, Engraulidae).Examination of numerous specimens characterised by predorsal scute, long maxilla, indented preopercle and pelvic scute lacking a spine and previously identified as <i>Stolephorusbengalensis</i> (Dutt & Babu Rao, 1959) or <i>Stolephorusinsularis</i> Hardenberg, 1933, revealed four distinct species, true <i>S.bengalensis</i> (distributed from the Bay of Bengal to Pakistan) and three new species, viz., <i>Stolephoruseldorado</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Taiwan to Java, Indonesia), <i>Stolephorusdiabolus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Strait of Malacca, from Penang , Malaysia, to Singapore) and <i>Stolephoruseclipsis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Bintan Island, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia). Characters separating the four species include numbers of gill rakers on each gill arch and vertebrae and pelvic fin and dorsal-fin2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222026-04-08T12:45:56.82Z2025-04-05T19:42:59.996ZS-EPMC98488003676075810.3897/zookeys.1121.84171