Platyrhinidae | |
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Fanray (Platyrhina sinensis) | |
Thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: |
Platyrhinidae D. S. Jordan, 1923 |
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.