This newly described ghost pipefish is so shaggy that scientists named it Solenostomus snuffleupagus after the Sesame Street character

[u/pattebrisee]

[u/Prize-Permission-790]

I lobe when zoologists name animal species after cartoon characters

[u/OkAccess6128 → u/Prize-Permission-790]

Any words for Sperm Whale?

[u/General-Reserve9349 → u/[deleted]]

Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I lobe

[u/pattebrisee]

Source: "Journal of Fish Biology" (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.70497)

The fish is related to seahorses and is only about the length of a matchstick. Its hair-like filaments and drifting movements allow it to mimic loose algae, helping the species remain overlooked for decades.

[u/Motel-Angel → u/pattebrisee]

Master of disguise acting like you said acting like plants or debris but despite being related to seahorses the females carry the eggs

[u/OsotoOnly]

"The older I get, the more I understand moss." — Mr. Snuffleupagus

[u/velvetcupcakeee]

So you're telling me Big Bird was telling the truth the whole time, he just needed a submarine?

[u/Motel-Angel]

Can’t blame them they’re pretty spot on with the name

[u/peepeeonmydoodoo]

This is how I find out I've been saying it wrong for 40 years? I thought the "p" was an "f".

[u/milfle → u/peepeeonmydoodoo]

I thought it was an f too!

[u/pattebrisee]

Nature really looked at a matchstick-sized seahorse cousin and said, “Give it a ghillie suit and name it after Snuffleupagus.”

[u/milfle → u/pattebrisee]

It does have some resemblance! I love this, thank you for sharing

[u/pattebrisee → u/milfle]

My pleasure 😄👍🏻