Platyrhinidae
| Platyrhinidae | |
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| Fanray (Platyrhina sinensis) | |
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| Thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Platyrhinidae D. S. Jordan, 1923 |
The Platyrhinidae are a family of rays, commonly known as thornbacks due to their dorsal rows of large thorns. They resemble guitarfishes in shape. Though traditionally classified with stingrays, molecular evidence suggests they are more closely related to electric rays in the order Torpediniformes.[1]
Genera and species[]
- Genus Platyrhina J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
- Genus Platyrhinoidis Garman 1881
- Platyrhinoidis triseriata D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 (thornback guitarfish)
References[]
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Platyrhinidae" in FishBase. July 2013 version.
- ^ Aschliman, Neil C.; Nishida, Mutsumi; Miya, Masaki; Inoue, Jun G.; Rosana, Kerri M.; Naylor, Gavin J.P. (2012). "Body plan convergence in the evolution of skates and rays (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Elsevier BV. 63 (1): 28–42. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.12.012. ISSN 1055-7903.
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