The smallnose fanskate (''Sympterygia bonapartii'') is a species of

fish A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...

in the family

Arhynchobatidae Arhynchobatidae is a family of skates whose members are commonly known as the softnose skates. It belongs to the order Rajiformes in the superorder Batoidea of Ray (fish), rays. At least 104 species have been described, in 13 genera. Softnose ska ...

. It is found off the coasts of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. Its natural

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s are open

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s, shallow seas, and

estuarine An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...

waters.

Sources

Sympterygia Fish described in 1841 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rajiformes-stub