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Platyrhinidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Rank
  
Family

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Stingrays

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Similar
  
Platyrhina, Fanray, Elasmobranchii, Striped panray, Stingrays

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The Platyrhinidae are a family of rays in the order Myliobatiformes, commonly known as thornbacks due to their dorsal rows of large thorns. They resemble guitarfishes in shape, but are in fact more closely related to stingrays.

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Genera and species

  • Genus Platyrhina J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
  • Platyrhina hyugaensis Iwatsuki, Miyamoto & Nakaya, 2011 (Hyuga fanray)
  • Platyrhina sinensis Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (fanray)
  • Platyrhina tangi Iwatsuki, J. Zhang & Nakaya, 2011 (yellow-spotted fanray)
  • Genus Platyrhinoidis Garman 1881
  • Platyrhinoidis triseriata D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 (thornback guitarfish)

    • References

    Platyrhinidae Wikipedia
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