Sympterygia lima
Sympterygia lima (Poeppig, 1835)
Filetail fanskate
Sympterygia lima
photo by Concha, F. / Chondrolab


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Family:  Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
Max. size:  24.9 cm NG (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Arica to Valdivia in Chile.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 February 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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