Like other pipefish, the long-nosed pipefish does not have scales, but is encased in a series of bony rings.
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Madagascar dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus madagascariensis)
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Malagasy ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)
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Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
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