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After 19 years of searching, scientists confirmed a new ghost pipefish species so adorably fuzzy they named it after Sesame Street's Snuffleupagus. The tiny creature's bright orange filaments help it disappear in coral reefs.
Scientists finally identified a bizarre fish so covered in orange fuzz it looks like Sesame Street's Snuffleupagus, ending a two-decade mystery. The discovery also rewrites what we thought we knew about these tiny ocean dwellers.
A tiny, shaggy red fish spotted once in 2003 has finally been confirmed as a new species. Scientists named it after Sesame Street's Mr. Snuffleupagus because of its fuzzy appearance.
A tiny, impossibly hairy fish that evaded scientists for two decades now has an official name honoring Sesame Street's beloved woolly mammoth. The discovery adds a seventh species to the mysterious ghost pipefish family.