Bignose fanskate

The bignose fanskate is a species of fish in the Arhynchobatidae family.

The Bignose fanskate lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 10 - 188 m environment.

Recently the bignose fanskate was classified by the Red Book as a "vulnerable" species (IUCN, 2004) and so we are at risk of losing a species without completely understanding it. More

Common names

Arraia-emplastro in Portuguese (Português)
Bignose fanskate in English
Grootsnuitpauwrog in Dutch (Nederlands)
Raia in Portuguese (Português)
Raia-emplasto in Portuguese (Português)
Raia-emplastro in Portuguese (Português)
Raia-santa in Portuguese (Português)
Ray in English
Raya in Spanish (español)
Raya marrón oscuro in Spanish (español)

Order : Rajiformes
Family : Rajidae
Genus : Sympterygia
Species : Sympterygia acuta
Authority : Garman, 1877