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

# Smallnose Fanskate

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

- Scientific name: *Sympterygia bonapartii*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 110
- Wikidata: [Q4669439](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4669439)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113560](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113560)

## Names

- en: Smallnose Fanskate
- de: Kurznasen-Fächerrochen
- es: Raya marmorada
- pt: Sympterygia bonapartei

## Countries with the most observations

AR (63), UY (7), BR (3)

## Summary

The smallnose fanskate (Sympterygia bonapartii) is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is found off the coasts of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, and estuarine waters.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Luis Capeletti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198401678

## Machine access

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