What's Inside A Blobfish | What's Inside? | Science Insider
WEBThe blobfish was crowned the world’s ugliest animal in 2013 — a title it still defends today. But that distinction was based on what this creature looks like...
In Defense of the Blobfish: The ‘World’s Ugliest Animal’ Is Our Fault
WEBJan 16, 2024 · The blobfish—that frowning pile of goop up there—was once crowned the world’s ugliest animal. The run-off was led by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. In 2013, the Ugly Animal ...
What the Heck Is a Blobfish? - Live Science
WEBFeb 20, 2019 · The blobfish is named for its droopy, blob-like face.(Image credit: YouTube, Ugly Animal Preservation Society) The canonical blobfish picture elicits squeals of delight and shudders of horror,...
Blobfish, facts and information - National Geographic
WEBA blobfish, also known as a flathead sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus), hovers in the caldera at Axial Seamount, approximately 300 miles off the Oregon coast. There are nine species of blobfish,...
Meet The Blobfish, The 'Ugliest Animal In The World' - All That's ...
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · By Amber Morgan | Edited By Jaclyn Anglis. Published February 8, 2024. Found in the deep seas off the coasts of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, the blobfish looks very different underwater. In the early 2010s, a recently discovered marine creature went viral on the internet: the blobfish.
Blobfish: Facts about the world's ugliest animal
WEBStrange, secretive and an internet sensation: find out why the blobfish is captivating scientists and social media audiences alike.
Blubber Fish - American Oceans
WEBThe blubber fish, Psychrolutes marcidus, is a type of sculpin, which are benthic, or bottom-dwelling fish. As a member of the family Psychrolutidae, known as the fatheads, blubber fish have big heads, tapered bodies, loose skin, gelatinous …
Psychrolutes marcidus - Wikipedia
WEBPsychrolutes 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]
Behold the Blobfish | Smithsonian
WEBWith the aging of those innocents, the blobfish—inert, indolent, in a state of perpetual maritime melancholy—may be the new face of our relationship with nature, the planet, the future.
Blobfish: The Famous Unusual-Looking Fish - Ocean Info
WEBThe most important threat that blobfish face is from trawling. This is a practice of dragging huge nets through the ocean and catching whatever happens to be there at the time. Humans do not eat blobfish, but the creatures are often caught up in large trawling nets (a practice known as bycatch).