Order

Shovelnose Rays

Rhinopristiformes

9 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

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

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

Rhynchobatus australiae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Glaucostegus typus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Platyrhinoidis triseriata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Zapteryx xyster

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pristis zijsron

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhina ancylostoma

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pseudobatos productus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Shovelnose Rays

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	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~50%
	Whitespotted Guitarfish			~30%
	Giant Guitarfish			~30%
	Green Sawfish			Insufficient data
	Bowmouth Guitarfish			Insufficient data
2	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~50%
	Banded Guitarfish			~50%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~50%
	Gorgona Guitarfish			~40%
	Southern Banded Guitarfish			Insufficient data
4	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Gorgona Guitarfish			Insufficient data
	Southern Banded Guitarfish			Insufficient data
5	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Thornback Guitarfish			~20%
	Shovelnose Guitarfish			Insufficient data
6	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Whitespotted Guitarfish			Insufficient data