Platyrhinidae

Platyrhinidae
	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, 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
- 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

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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[Aschliman_Nishida_Miya_Inoue_2012_pp._28–42-1] 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.