Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae Softnose skates

Genus: Sympterygia

(See list of species below)


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Photo by Vianna, M.

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

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Sympterygia acuta
[Bignose fanskate]

Photo by Montealegre-Quijano, S.

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

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Sympterygia bonapartii
[Smallnose fanskate]

Photo by Eakins, R.

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

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Sympterygia brevicaudata
[Shorttail fanskate]

Photo by Concha, F. / Chondrolab

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 24.9 cm NG
Sympterygia lima (Poeppig, 1835)

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Sympterygia lima
[Filetail fanskate]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sympterygia acuta Bignose fanskate Southwest Atlantic 149.5 TL 1877
Sympterygia bonapartii Smallnose fanskate Southeast Pacific 63 WD 1841
Sympterygia brevicaudata Shorttail fanskate Southeast Pacific 38 TL 1877
Sympterygia lima Filetail fanskate Southeast Pacific 24.9 NG 1835



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