There is a Sponge Bob!
Scientists find a 'real life' Patrick and Spongebob in ocean expeditionScientists have discovered what some are calling the "real life" SpongeBob and Patrick: from the timeless and beloved Nickelodeon cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants."
The characters, a yellow sea sponge with buck teeth and a pinheaded pink starfish, have been on television for more than two decades.
So, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Retriever Seamount – a remotely-operated deep-sea vehicle – caught the pair sitting side-by-side in the Atlantic Ocean, it was hard for Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History marine biologist Christopher Mah not to make the comparison.
"I normally avoid these reefs..but WOW. REAL LIFE Sponge bob and Patrick!

https://www.foxnews.com/science/scientists-find-real-life-patrick-spongebob-ocean-expedition