S. affinis and S. taeniatus are two valid species respectively known from lateral line scales less than 54 and eye diameter longer than snout length furthermore the latter 's the last unbranched dorsal-fin ray weakly ossified .

海南 华 鳊 侧线 鳞 少于54， 四川 华鳊背鳍最末一根不分枝鳍条为弱的硬棘并且吻长小于眼睛，它们是两个有效的物种；