Family

Guitarfishes

Rhinobatidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderRhinopristiformes (Shovelnose Rays)
FamilyRhinobatidae (Guitarfishes)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Zapteryx exasperata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pseudobatos prahli

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Platyrhinoidis triseriata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Zapteryx xyster

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pseudobatos productus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Guitarfishes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~50%
	Banded Guitarfish			~50%
2	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~50%
	Gorgona Guitarfish			~40%
	Southern Banded Guitarfish			Insufficient data
3	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Gorgona Guitarfish			Insufficient data
	Southern Banded Guitarfish			Insufficient data
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Thornback Guitarfish			~20%
	Shovelnose Guitarfish			Insufficient data

Guitarfishes

Species in this group

Banded Guitarfish

Gorgona Guitarfish

Thornback Guitarfish

Southern Banded Guitarfish

Shovelnose Guitarfish

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Guitarfishes

Parks Ranked