Like other pipefish, the long-nosed pipefish does not have scales, but is encased in a series of bony rings.
Related species for the Leadbeater’s possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)
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Squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
The squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a small arboreal possum which is able to glide between trees using a large membrane of skin…
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Mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis)
Mahogany gliders were first described in 1883 but for over 100 years were thought to be a subspecies of the more common, squirrel glider (…
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Tate’s triok (Dactylopsila tatei)
Information on Tate’s triok is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)
The smallest and by far the most common of the Petaurus gliders, the sugar glider is a small, softly-furred possum with a bushy, prehensile…
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Yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis)
Information on the yellow-bellied glider is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur)
The burrowing bettong is a marsupial and the only burrowing member of the kangaroo family though, as its other common name, the Lesueur’s…
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Black-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis)
The colouration of the shy, wary black-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) helps it to blend in with the background of…
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Long-footed potoroo (Potorous longipes)
The shy and elusive long-footed potoroo is one of the rarest marsupial mammals in Australia. Potoroos are essentially small kangaroos…
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Broad-faced potoroo (Potorous platyops)
Last recorded alive in 1875, the enigmatic broad-faced potoroo was possibly an early victim of the expansion of European settlers into the…
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