Like other pipefish, the long-nosed pipefish does not have scales, but is encased in a series of bony rings.
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White marlin (Kajikia albida)
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Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
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Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
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Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
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Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
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Eastern whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)
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Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
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Teal (Anas crecca)
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Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
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Merlin (Falco columbarius)
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Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri)
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
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Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
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Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
The red-breasted merganser is the most widespread of the mergansers, a group of fish-eating ducks also known as saw-bills due to their long…
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Spiny lobster (Panulirus argus)
Information on the spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
A small, colourful thrush, the eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is named for its bright blue plumage and its distribution in eastern parts…
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Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
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Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
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Calico grouper (Epinephelus drummondhayi)
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Common green darner (Anax junius)
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Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis)
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Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
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Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
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Little auk (Alle alle)
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Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
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Redhead (Aythya americana)
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Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
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White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
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