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title: "Thornback Guitarfish"
description: "Platyrhinoidis triseriata — Vissen. The thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) is a species of ray in the family Platyrhinidae, and the only member of its genus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/thornback-guitarfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Thornback Guitarfish

> Platyrhinoidis triseriata — Vissen. The thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) is a species of ray in the family Platyrhinidae, and the only member of its genus.

- Scientific name: *Platyrhinoidis triseriata*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1178
- Wikidata: [Q137755](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137755)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48401](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48401)

## Names

- en: Thornback Guitarfish
- de: Dornrücken-Gitarrenrochen
- es: Guitarra espinuda
- fr: Raie-guitare épineuse

## Countries with the most observations

US (1098), MX (40)

## Summary

The thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) is a species of ray in the family Platyrhinidae, and the only member of its genus. Despite its name and appearance, it is more closely related to electric rays than to true guitarfishes of the family Rhinobatidae. This species ranges from Tomales Bay to the Gulf of California, generally in inshore waters no deeper than 6 m (20 ft). It can be found on or buried in sand or mud, or in and near kelp beds. Reaching 91 cm (36 in) in length, the thornback guitarfish has a heart-shaped pectoral fin disc and a long, robust tail bearing two posteriorly positioned dorsal fins…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornback_guitarfish

## Photo

![Thornback Guitarfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/thornback-guitarfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Leaping Woman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383736615

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/thornback-guitarfish?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).