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Psychrolutes marcidus, the smooth-head blobfish, [1] also known simply as blobfish, [1] is a deep-sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. It inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania, as well as the waters of New Zealand. [2] Blobfish are typically shorter than 30 cm (12 in).
The blob fish (Psychrolutes phrictus) is a species of deep-sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. It feeds mainly on crustaceans, molluscs, and sea pens. It lives off the continental shelves in very deep water (839–2800 m) in the North Pacific Ocean by the coasts of Japan, the Bering Sea, and California. When the female lays eggs the adult ...
Psychrolutes microporos is a whitish colour and is flattened laterally, with a wide mouth. [5] Blobfish which are pulled up from the depths too quickly suffer severe tissue damage because of the drastic drop in pressure, and become a gelatinous mass (hence the name "blobfish") with a prominent proboscis. [2]
The blobfish was crowned the world's ugliest animal in 2013 - a title it still defends today. But drop it 9,200 feet below sea level, and the water holds up all that flab like a push-up bra ...
A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The variety of species identified was quite eclectic and names for the new ...
Fish experts involved with the survey had never seen a feature like this before. “The blob-headed fish has an incredibly bizarre head that looks almost like a giant swollen nose,” Larsen told CNN.
Reproductively the blobfish have been seen gathering in large numbers to lay their pinkish eggs in a single surrounding nesting area. The number of eggs laid within one nest can range from 9,000 to 108,000. Another observation of the parental care of the blobfish is that their eggs resemble being cleaned.
A vacation at the beach always sounds like a good time. Well, we're here to ruin that for you. There's a lot of ugly lurking in the water... Let's check it out. Starting off strong - and scary- is ...