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Sympterygia bonapartii

Müller & Henle, 1841

Smallnose fanskate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae

Reference of the original description

Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. (1841)
Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin, Veit, pp. 1–200

Image of the original description

Sympterygia bonapartii Müller & Henle, 1841

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Psammobatis microps, Raia marplatensis, Raia microps, Raja microps, Sympterygia bonapartei, Sympterygia bonaparti, Sympterygia microps

Types
Sympterygia bonapartii
Holotype: ZMB: 4618
Raia marplatensis
Holotype: MACN: 1119 Paratype: MACN: 1119
Raja microps
Syntype: BMNH: 1879.5.14.415

Description :

Citation: Sympterygia bonapartii Müller & Henle, 1841: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2025

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Sympterygia bonapartii Müller & Henle, 1841; (ERB 0698), female, 38, 0 cm DW, 55, 5 cm TL, Uruguay © Frederik H. Mollen (Elasmobranch Research Belgium)

Common names
spa

Raya marmorada, eng

Ray,

Smallnose fanskate, por

Arraia,

Raia,

Raia-emplastro

Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Chile [16049]. Southwest Atlantic: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to Rawson, Argentina. Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother [17086].

Size / Weight / Age
63.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; [20080])

Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range ? - 150 m (Ref. 54460)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7049;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)

Acanthochondrites annulatus (Olsson, 1869) [25811]

Monogenea

Acanthocotyle sp. [25811]
Calicotyle macrocotyle Cordero, 1944 [16365] [17436] [22565] [22565] [25811]
Empruthotrema aoneken Irigoitia, Braicovich, Rossin, Canel, Levy, Farber & Timi, 2019 [27765]
Empruthotrema sp. [25811]
Rajonchocotyle emarginata (Olsson, 1876) [25811]

Cestoda

Dollfusiella acuta Menoret & Ivanov, 2015 [23434] [25154] [25811] [31906]
Dollfusiella vooremi (Sao Clemente & Gómes, 1989) [16112] [25154]
Grillotia (Grillotia) patagonica Menoret & Ivanov, 2012 [25811] [31906]
Grillotia erinaceus (Van Beneden, 1858) [16112] [25154]
Heteronybelinia mattisi Menoret & Ivanov, 2013 [20541] [25154] [25811] [31906]
Ivanovcestus yakiae Franzese, Montes, Shimabukuro & Arredondo, 2024 [32631]
Nybelinia lingualis (Cuvier, 1817) [16112] [25154]
Nybelinia sp. [16365] [25154]
Phyllobothrium sp. [16365] [25154] [31906]
Semiorbiseptum chilensis (Euzet & Carvajal, 1973) Bueno, Trevisan & Caira, 2024 [25154] [25811] [31906]

Trematoda

Otodistomum pristiophori Johnston, 1902 [16365] [25811]

Nematoda

Anisakis berlandi Mattiucci, Cipriani, Webb, Paoletti, Marcer, Bellisario, Gibson & Nascetti, 2014 [25958]
Anisakis pegreffii Campana-Rouget & Biocca, 1955 [25958]
Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1809) [25811]
Phocanema cattani (George-Nascimento & Urrutia, 2000) Bao, Giulietti, Levsen & Karlsbakk, 2023 [25958]
Piscicapillaria sp. [25811]
Proleptus acutus Dujardin, 1845 [7606] [25811]
Pseudanisakis argentinensis Irigoitia, Braicovich, Farber & Timi, 2017 [25303] [25811] [31368]
Pseudoterranova sp. [25811]

Copepoda

Brianella corniger Wilson, 1915 [24671] [25811]
Eudactylina parva Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kuroki, 1991 [25811]
Kroeyerina sudamericana Irigoitia, Cantatore, Incorvaia & Timi, 2016 [24671] [25811]

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