Meet the Blobfish

Discovery.com ^ | June 15, 2015 | Danny Clemens

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Don't let the blobfish's permanent, miserable scowl fool you: it's actually a pretty harmless creature.

Endemic to the deep waters off of mainland Australia, the blobfish is comprised mainly of gelatinous flesh. Due to the low density of its flesh, the innocuous blobfish floats leisurely near the ocean floor, quietly gobbling down small crustaceans and other edible matter that floats into its mouth. According to NOAA, that's about all it can do -- it has very little muscle, so actively hunting prey is nearly impossible.

The shocking little creature grows to be approximately a foot long. Because they live at such deep depths, there is very little information about the population of blobfish. Some experts, however, fear that the fish could be facing extinction: according to writer Michael Hearst, the blobfish is commonly the victim of bycatch from seafloor trawlers.

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Please stop posting pictures of Moochelle.

[Fido969]

Some experts, however, fear that the fish could be facing extinction

Good. That thing is frikkin scary.

[NormsRevenge]

Known in Japan as the brob fish.

[DaveA37]

“Meet the Blobfish”.......

Before reading the article, I thought the author might be talking about Pelosi, Hitlary, the Mooooooooooche and a host of other liberals who definitely resemble that “fish”.

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For some reason, I always think of Jimmy Durante when I see a picture of one of those.

[Swordmaker]

It’s Jimmy Durante!

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I’m not sure even a mother could love that mug.

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Angler Fish

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[G Larry]

I used to work for that guy!

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Has been in Congress since 1952.

[Yaelle]

But his personality is excellent

[SunTzuWu]

Because they live at such deep depths, there is very little information about the population of blobfish. Some experts, however, fear that the fish could be facing extinction...

Based on what???

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