Sympterygia Explained

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)