"Scientists don't know much about ghost pipefishes in general, Short says, and have mostly operated off observations from divers. Like seahorses, females are lar"
A marine biologist first saw a small red, hairy fish during a dive off Papua New Guinea in 2003 and recognized it as undescribed. The fish could not be found again during six additional visits, so divers and museum collections were used to verify it was real. Scientists formally described the species as Solenostomus snuffleupagus, named for its resemblance to Snuffleupagus. The species is 1 to 1.5 inches long and occurs in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is the seventh known ghost pipefish species and a relative of seahorses. Ghost pipefish are known for camouflage, and this species likely uses its dramatic look to blend with floating red algae. Little is known overall because most knowledge comes from diver observations.
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