---
title: "Bignose Fanskate"
description: "Sympterygia acuta — Fish. The bignose fanskate (Sympterygia acuta) is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bignose-fanskate
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bignose Fanskate

> Sympterygia acuta — Fish. The bignose fanskate (Sympterygia acuta) is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sympterygia acuta*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 102
- Wikidata: [Q3318778](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3318778)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113559](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113559)

## Names

- en: Bignose Fanskate
- es: Raya marrón

## Countries with the most observations

AR (56), UY (17), BR (7)

## Summary

The bignose fanskate (Sympterygia acuta) is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is found off Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bignose_fanskate

## Photo

![Bignose Fanskate](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bignose-fanskate/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fede Ferrer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339031368

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bignose-fanskate?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).