"Eucalyptus robusta" is known as the swamp messmate in Queensland. The long strips of bark from stringybark or messmate trees are often used. Significant species include Myrtle Beech, Leatherwood, Southern Sassafras and Messmate. This seasoning plant treated messmate timber, used principally for furniture making. The messmate pipefish ("Corythoichthys haematopterus") is a species of marine fish in the family Syngnathidae. Species associated include messmate stringybark ("Eucalyptus obliqua") and white ironbark ("E. leucoxylon").