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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae Softnose skates



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111 species (see list below)

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Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Arctoraja parmifera
[Alaska skate]

Photo by Misawa, R

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 35.2 cm TL
Photo by Misawa, R
 
Arctoraja sexoculata
[Simushir skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 101 cm TL
 
Arctoraja simoterus
[Hokkaido skate]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Arhynchobatis asperrimus
[Longtail skate]

Photo by Martins, I.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 132 cm TL
Photo by Martins, I.A.
 
Atlantoraja castelnaui
[Spotback skate]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 78.9 cm TL
Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Atlantoraja cyclophora
[Eyespot skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 81.6 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Atlantoraja platana
[La Plata skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 157 cm TL
 
Bathyraja abyssicola
[Deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Bathyraja aguja
[Aguja skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 14.4 cm TL
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja albomaculata
[White-dotted skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 161 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja aleutica
[Aleutian skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 75.6 cm WD
 
Bathyraja andriashevi
[Little-eyed skate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bathyraja arctowskii
[Antarctic dark-mouth skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja bergi
[Bottom skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 103 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja brachyurops
[Broadnose skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 74.4 cm WD
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja caeluronigricans
[Purple-black skate]
No picture found
Southeastern Pacific
Max. Length 112.6 cm TL
 
Bathyraja chapmani
[Chapman’s skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 86 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathyraja cousseauae
[Joined-fins skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja diplotaenia
[Dusky-pink skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja eatonii
[Eaton's skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 73.3 cm TL
 
Bathyraja fedorovi
[Cinnamon skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja griseocauda
[Graytail skate]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 342 cm TL
 
Bathyraja hesperafricana
[West African skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja interrupta
[Bering skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja irrasa
[Kerguelen sandpaper skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 123 cm TL
 
Bathyraja ishiharai
[Abyssal skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 76.2 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja isotrachys
[Raspback skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
 
Bathyraja kincaidii
[Sandpaper Skate]

Photo by Iglesias, S.P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 88.8 cm TL
Photo by Iglesias, S.P.
 
Bathyraja leucomelanos
[Domino skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60.7 cm WD
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja lindbergi
[Commander skate]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Bathyraja longicauda
[Slimtail skate]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Shandikov, G.A.
 
Bathyraja maccaini
[McCain's skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja macloviana
[Patagonian skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 134 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja maculata
[White-blotched skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja magellanica
[Magellan skate]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Bathyraja mariposa
[Butterfly skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 126 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja matsubarai
[Dusky-purple skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathyraja meridionalis
[Dark-belly skate]
No picture found
Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Bathyraja microtrachys
[Fine-spined skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 82.5 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja minispinosa
[Whitebrow skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja multispinis
[Multispine skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja murrayi
[Murray's skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm WD
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja notoroensis
[Notoro skate]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 122.4 cm TL
 
Bathyraja pacifica
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja pallida
[Pale ray]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 111 cm TL
 
Bathyraja panthera
[Leopard skate]
No picture found
Southwest Atlantic
 
Bathyraja papilionifera
[]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Bathyraja peruana
[Peruvian skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Atlantic and South
Max. Length 175 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja richardsoni
[Richardson's ray]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 111 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja scaphiops
[Cuphead skate]

Photo by MNHN

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Photo by MNHN
 
Bathyraja schroederi
[Whitemouth skate]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 140 cm TL
 
Bathyraja shuntovi
[Longnose deep-sea skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 101.5 cm TL
 
Bathyraja smirnovi
[Golden skate]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Bathyraja smithii
[African softnose skate]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

North Atlantic and adjace
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Bathyraja spinicauda
[Spinytail skate]

Photo by FAO

North Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja spinosissima
[Spiny skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja taranetzi
[Mud skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja trachouros
[Eremo skate]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Bathyraja trachura
[Roughtail skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
Max. Length 69 cm TL
 
Bathyraja tzinovskii
[Creamback skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja violacea
[Okhotsk skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.6 cm TL
 
Brochiraja aenigma
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 64.6 cm TL
 
Brochiraja albilabiata
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
 
Brochiraja asperula
[Smooth deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Tasman Sea
Max. Length 36.4 cm WD
 
Brochiraja heuresa
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 50.9 cm
 
Brochiraja leviveneta
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
 
Brochiraja microspinifera
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Brochiraja spinifera
[Prickly deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Tasman Sea
Max. Length 71.9 cm WD
 
Brochiraja vittacauda
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 57 cm TL
 
Insentiraja laxipella
[Eastern looseskin skate]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 55.2 cm TL
 
Insentiraja subtilispinosa
[Velvet skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Irolita waitii
[Southern round skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Irolita westraliensis
[Western round skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 54.5 cm TL
 
Notoraja alisae
[Alis' velvet skate]

Photo by Aitken, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 64.5 cm TL
Photo by Aitken, K.
 
Notoraja azurea
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
 
Notoraja fijiensis
[]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 53.3 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Notoraja hesperindica
[Western blue skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44.8 cm TL
 
Notoraja hirticauda
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Notoraja inusitata
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.4 cm TL
 
Notoraja longiventralis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific, between
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
 
Notoraja martinezi
[Barbedwire-tailed skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Notoraja ochroderma
[Pale skate]

Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.

West Pacific
Max. Length 41.3 cm TL
Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.
 
Notoraja sapphira
[Sapphire Skate]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 45.9 cm TL
 
Notoraja sereti
[Papuan velvet skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 62.7 cm TL
 
Notoraja sticta
[Blotched skate]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Notoraja tobitukai
[Leadhued skate]
No picture found
Southeastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 65.7 cm TL
 
Notoraja yurii
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Pavoraja alleni
[Allen's skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 34.3 cm TL
 
Pavoraja arenaria
[Sandy skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 27.9 cm TL
 
Pavoraja mosaica
[Mosaic skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 36.8 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Pavoraja nitida
[Peacock skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 37.2 cm TL
 
Pavoraja pseudonitida
[False peacock skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 36.9 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Pavoraja umbrosa
[Dusky skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis bergi
[Blotched sand skate]

Photo by Martins, I.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 27.6 cm TL
Photo by Martins, I.A.
 
Psammobatis extenta
[Zipper sand skate]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Psammobatis lentiginosa
[Freckled sand skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific (Ref. 2
Max. Length 58 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis normani
[Shortfin sand skate]
No picture found
Southwest Atlantic
 
Psammobatis parvacauda
[Smalltail sand skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis rudis
[Smallthorn sand skate]

Photo by Mabragaña, E.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Mabragaña, E.
 
Psammobatis rutrum
[Spade sand skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis scobina
[Raspthorn sand skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Photo by FAO
 
Pseudoraja fischeri
[Fanfin skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Rhinoraja kujiensis
[Dapple-bellied softnose skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Rhinoraja longicauda
[White-bellied softnose skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Rhinoraja odai
[Oda's skate]

Photo by Bornatowski, H.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm WD
Photo by Bornatowski, H.
 
Rioraja agassizii
[Rio skate]

Photo by Vianna, M.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 149.5 cm TL
Photo by Vianna, M.
 
Sympterygia acuta
[Bignose fanskate]

Photo by Montealegre-Quijano, S.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 63 cm WD
Photo by Montealegre-Quijano, S.
 
Sympterygia bonapartii
[Smallnose fanskate]

Photo by Eakins, R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Photo by Eakins, R.
 
Sympterygia brevicaudata
[Shorttail fanskate]

Photo by Concha, F. / Chondrolab

Southeast Pacific
Photo by Concha, F. / Chondrolab
 
Sympterygia lima
[Filetail fanskate]
111 Species of Family Arhynchobatidae
(Softnose skates)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Arctoraja parmifera Alaska skate North Pacific 135 TL
Arctoraja sexoculata Simushir skate Northwest Pacific 35.2 TL
Arctoraja simoterus Hokkaido skate Northwest Pacific 101 TL
Arhynchobatis asperrimus Longtail skate Southwest Pacific 75 TL
Atlantoraja castelnaui Spotback skate Southwest Atlantic 132 TL
Atlantoraja cyclophora Eyespot skate Western Atlantic 78.9 TL
Atlantoraja platana La Plata skate Southeast Atlantic 81.6 TL
Bathyraja abyssicola Deep-sea skate North Pacific 157 TL
Bathyraja aguja Aguja skate Southeast Pacific 76 TL
Bathyraja albomaculata White-dotted skate Southeast Pacific 14.4 TL
Bathyraja aleutica Aleutian skate North Pacific 161 TL
Bathyraja andriashevi Little-eyed skate Western Pacific 75.6 WD
Bathyraja arctowskii Antarctic dark-mouth skate Southern Ocean 61 TL
Bathyraja bergi Bottom skate Northwest Pacific
Bathyraja brachyurops Broadnose skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 103 TL
Bathyraja caeluronigricans Purple-black skate Northwest Pacific 74.4 WD
Bathyraja chapmani Chapman’s skate Southeastern Pacific 112.6 TL
Bathyraja cousseauae Joined-fins skate Southwestern Atlantic 86 TL
Bathyraja diplotaenia Dusky-pink skate Northwest Pacific
Bathyraja eatonii Eaton's skate Southern Ocean 100 TL
Bathyraja fedorovi Cinnamon skate Northwest Pacific 73.3 TL
Bathyraja griseocauda Graytail skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 49 TL
Bathyraja hesperafricana West African skate Eastern Central Atlantic 342 TL
Bathyraja interrupta Bering skate North Pacific 89 TL
Bathyraja irrasa Kerguelen sandpaper skate Southern Ocean 120 TL
Bathyraja ishiharai Abyssal skate Eastern Indian Ocean 123 TL
Bathyraja isotrachys Raspback skate Northwest Pacific 76.2 TL
Bathyraja kincaidii Sandpaper Skate North Pacific 62 TL
Bathyraja leucomelanos Domino skate Southwest Pacific 88.8 TL
Bathyraja lindbergi Commander skate North Pacific 60.7 WD
Bathyraja longicauda Slimtail skate Southeast Pacific 80 TL
Bathyraja maccaini McCain's skate Southern Ocean 120 TL
Bathyraja macloviana Patagonian skate Southwest Atlantic
Bathyraja maculata White-blotched skate Northwest Pacific 134 TL
Bathyraja magellanica Magellan skate Southeast Pacific
Bathyraja mariposa Butterfly skate Northeast Pacific 76 TL
Bathyraja matsubarai Dusky-purple skate Northwest Pacific 126 TL
Bathyraja meridionalis Dark-belly skate Southwest Atlantic 120 TL
Bathyraja microtrachys Fine-spined skate Northeastern Pacific 75 TL
Bathyraja minispinosa Whitebrow skate North Pacific 82.5 TL
Bathyraja multispinis Multispine skate Southeast Pacific and Sou
Bathyraja murrayi Murray's skate Southern Ocean 60 TL
Bathyraja notoroensis Notoro skate Northwest Pacific 59 WD
Bathyraja pacifica Southwest Pacific 122.4 TL
Bathyraja pallida Pale ray Northeast Atlantic 160 TL
Bathyraja panthera Leopard skate Pacific Ocean 111 TL
Bathyraja papilionifera Southwest Atlantic
Bathyraja peruana Peruvian skate Southeast Pacific 110 TL
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys Northwest Pacific 100 TL
Bathyraja richardsoni Richardson's ray North Atlantic and South 175 TL
Bathyraja scaphiops Cuphead skate Southwest Atlantic 111 TL
Bathyraja schroederi Whitemouth skate Southeast Pacific and Sou
Bathyraja shuntovi Longnose deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 140 TL
Bathyraja smirnovi Golden skate North Pacific 101.5 TL
Bathyraja smithii African softnose skate Southeast Atlantic 120 TL
Bathyraja spinicauda Spinytail skate North Atlantic and adjace 170 TL
Bathyraja spinosissima Spiny skate North Pacific 200 TL
Bathyraja taranetzi Mud skate Northwest Pacific 70 TL
Bathyraja trachouros Eremo skate Northwest Pacific
Bathyraja trachura Roughtail skate Northeastern Pacific 91 TL
Bathyraja tzinovskii Creamback skate Western Pacific. 69 TL
Bathyraja violacea Okhotsk skate Northwest Pacific 102 TL
Brochiraja aenigma Western Pacific 43.6 TL
Brochiraja albilabiata Southwest Pacific 64.6 TL
Brochiraja asperula Smooth deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 51 TL
Brochiraja heuresa Tasman Sea 36.4 WD
Brochiraja leviveneta Southwest Pacific 50.9
Brochiraja microspinifera Southwest Pacific 32.5 TL
Brochiraja spinifera Prickly deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 80 TL
Brochiraja vittacauda Tasman Sea 71.9 WD
Insentiraja laxipella Eastern looseskin skate Western Central Pacific 57 TL
Insentiraja subtilispinosa Velvet skate Western Central Pacific 55.2 TL
Irolita waitii Southern round skate Eastern Indian Ocean 52 TL
Irolita westraliensis Western round skate Eastern Indian Ocean 43 TL
Notoraja alisae Alis' velvet skate Western Pacific 54.5 TL
Notoraja azurea Indo-West Pacific 64.5 TL
Notoraja fijiensis Western Pacific 39.5 TL
Notoraja hesperindica Western blue skate Western Indian Ocean 53.3 TL
Notoraja hirticauda Eastern Indian Ocean 44.8 TL
Notoraja inusitata Western Pacific 44 TL
Notoraja longiventralis Western Pacific 43.4 TL
Notoraja martinezi Barbedwire-tailed skate Eastern Pacific, between 47.5 TL
Notoraja ochroderma Pale skate Western Central Pacific 37 TL
Notoraja sapphira Sapphire Skate West Pacific 41.3 TL
Notoraja sereti Papuan velvet skate Western Central Pacific 45.9 TL
Notoraja sticta Blotched skate Eastern Indian Ocean 62.7 TL
Notoraja tobitukai Leadhued skate Northwest Pacific 50 TL
Notoraja yurii Southeastern Indian Ocean 65.7 TL
Pavoraja alleni Allen's skate Eastern Indian Ocean 35 TL
Pavoraja arenaria Sandy skate Eastern Indian Ocean 34.3 TL
Pavoraja mosaica Mosaic skate Western Pacific 27.9 TL
Pavoraja nitida Peacock skate Eastern Indian Ocean 36.8 TL
Pavoraja pseudonitida False peacock skate Western Pacific 37.2 TL
Pavoraja umbrosa Dusky skate Western Pacific 36.9 TL
Psammobatis bergi Blotched sand skate Southwest Atlantic 47.5 TL
Psammobatis extenta Zipper sand skate Southwest Atlantic 27.6 TL
Psammobatis lentiginosa Freckled sand skate Southwest Atlantic 49 TL
Psammobatis normani Shortfin sand skate Southeast Pacific (Ref. 2 58 TL
Psammobatis parvacauda Smalltail sand skate Southwest Atlantic
Psammobatis rudis Smallthorn sand skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 50 TL
Psammobatis rutrum Spade sand skate Southwest Atlantic 30 TL
Psammobatis scobina Raspthorn sand skate Southeast Pacific
Pseudoraja fischeri Fanfin skate Western Central Atlantic
Rhinoraja kujiensis Dapple-bellied softnose skate Northwest Pacific
Rhinoraja longicauda White-bellied softnose skate Northwest Pacific
Rhinoraja odai Oda's skate Northwest Pacific
Rioraja agassizii Rio skate Southwest Atlantic 33 WD
Sympterygia acuta Bignose fanskate Southwest Atlantic 149.5 TL
Sympterygia bonapartii Smallnose fanskate Southeast Pacific 63 WD
Sympterygia brevicaudata Shorttail fanskate Southeast Pacific 38 TL
Sympterygia lima Filetail fanskate Southeast Pacific



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