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pipefish
noun
pipe·fish
ˈpīp-ˌfish 
: any of various fishes (family Syngnathidae) that are related to the seahorses and have a tube-shaped snout and a long slender body covered with bony plates
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Scientists don’t know much about ghost pipefishes in general, Short says, and have mostly operated off observations from divers.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
After nearly 20 years of searching, researchers have officially documented the elusive hairy ghost pipefish, subsequently naming the new species after a muppet that's just as shaggy.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Research scientists have discovered a new species of ghost pipefish, now officially named Solenostomus snuffleupagus.
—Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
After carefully studying them, Harasti and Short confirmed the ghost pipefish to be a completely new species.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
Five Coral Sea pipefish have been caught since 1984, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Dramatic sergeant major fish, angelfish, pipefish and flying gurnards share the water with charming manatees, elegant spotted eagle rays and green sea turtles.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Scientists say that sea dragons, sea horses and pipefish are the only animals on Earth whose males get pregnant and give birth.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
Male pipefish that were less interested in the pipefish mothers were less nurturing toward their young, investing fewer resources in them.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 19 June 2022
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
After nearly 20 years of searching, researchers have officially documented the elusive hairy ghost pipefish, subsequently naming the new species after a muppet that's just as shaggy.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Research scientists have discovered a new species of ghost pipefish, now officially named Solenostomus snuffleupagus.
—Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
After carefully studying them, Harasti and Short confirmed the ghost pipefish to be a completely new species.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
Five Coral Sea pipefish have been caught since 1984, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Dramatic sergeant major fish, angelfish, pipefish and flying gurnards share the water with charming manatees, elegant spotted eagle rays and green sea turtles.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Scientists say that sea dragons, sea horses and pipefish are the only animals on Earth whose males get pregnant and give birth.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
Male pipefish that were less interested in the pipefish mothers were less nurturing toward their young, investing fewer resources in them.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 19 June 2022
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pipefish
noun
pipe·fish
ˈpīp-ˌfish
: any of various long slender fishes that are related to the sea horses and have a tube-shaped snout and a body covered with bony plates
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