''Sympterygia'' is a genus of

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in the family

Arhynchobatidae Arhynchobatidae is a family of skates and is commonly known as the softnose skates. It belongs to the order Rajiformes in the superorder Batoidea of rays. At least 104 species have been described, in 13 genera. Softnose skates have at times been ...

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''

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, 1877 (Shorttail fanskate) * '' Sympterygia lima'' Poeppig, 1835 (Filetail fanskate)

References

Rajidae Ray genera Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rajiformes-stub