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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae Skates

Genus: Sympterygia

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Vianna, M.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 149.5 cm TL
Sympterygia acuta Garman, 1877

Photo by Vianna, M.
 
Sympterygia acuta
[Bignose fanskate]

Photo by Montealegre-Quijano, S.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 63 cm WD
Sympterygia bonapartii Müller & Henle, 1841

Photo by Montealegre-Quijano, S.
 
Sympterygia bonapartii
[Smallnose fanskate]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Sympterygia brevicaudata (Cope, 1877)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Sympterygia brevicaudata
[Shorttail fanskate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific

Sympterygia lima (Poeppig, 1835)

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Sympterygia lima
[Filetail fanskate]
4 Species of Family Arhynchobatidae with Genus Sympterygia
(Skates)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1877 Sympterygia acuta Bignose fanskate Southwest Atlantic 149.5 TL
1841 Sympterygia bonapartii Smallnose fanskate Southeast Pacific 63 WD
1877 Sympterygia brevicaudata Shorttail fanskate Southeast Pacific 38 TL
1835 Sympterygia lima Filetail fanskate Southeast Pacific



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