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Sympterygia

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Sympterygia is a genus of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae found in oceans off South America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassElasmobranchii
  4. OrderRajiformes
  5. FamilyArhynchobatidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded6,971

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
18
Family
Arhynchobatidae
Collections
TCWC, CAS, SIO, USNM, LACM, MPEG
Recorded in
Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Brasil, Uruguay

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Arhynchobatidae
Image
Sympterygia bonapartii.jpg
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Commons category
Sympterygia
taxon name
Sympterygia
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Sympterygia
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Encyclopedic overview

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Sympterygia is a genus of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae found in oceans off South America.

==Species== There are four species in the genus: Sympterygia acuta Garman, 1877 (Bignose fanskate) Sympterygia bonapartii J. P. Müller and Henle, 1841 (Smallnose fanskate) Sympterygia brevicaudata Cope, 1877 (Shorttail fanskate) Sympterygia lima Poeppig, 1835 (Filetail fanskate)

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