Sympterygia brevicaudata (Cope, 1877) is a animal in the Arhynchobatidae family, order Rajiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sympterygia brevicaudata (Cope, 1877)

Sympterygia brevicaudata (Cope, 1877)

Sympterygia brevicaudata, the shorttail fanskate, is an arhynchobatid fish that lives in shallow western Pacific seas off Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.

Genus
Sympterygia
Order
Rajiformes
Class
Elasmobranchii

About Sympterygia brevicaudata (Cope, 1877)

The shorttail fanskate, scientifically named Sympterygia brevicaudata, is a fish species belonging to the family Arhynchobatidae. This species can be found in the western Pacific Ocean, in waters off the coasts of Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is shallow seas.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae Sympterygia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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