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Platyrhinidae

Synonyms: Plathyrhinidae

Wikipedia Abstract

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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Genus

Eoplatyrhina (1)
Platyrhina (4)   (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0