Thornback Guitarfish
Platyrhinoidis triseriata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRhinopristiformes (Shovelnose Rays)
- FamilyRhinobatidae (Guitarfishes)
- GenusPlatyrhinoidis
- SpeciesPlatyrhinoidis triseriata (Thornback Guitarfish)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Thornback Guitarfish in Channel Islands National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Thornback Guitarfish sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Thornback Guitarfish in Channel Islands National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Thornback Guitarfish in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.