The World's Saddest Looking Fish May Soon Become Extinct!
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No matter how you look at it, the Blobfish has to be one of the most miserable looking animals you have probably ever encountered. And, it has a reason to be - If the fisherman continue to overfish this glum looking animal, it will soon disappear forever!
The blobfish is a deep sea fish that can be found off the coast of mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania. With very few muscles, the fish is primarily a mass of gelatin with a density that is slightly less than the ocean water. This enables it to float around on the ocean bed, without swimming or exerting any energy! As it bobs around, it feeds off anything edible that floats its way.
While not edible, blobfish live so close to the ocean bed, that they often get caught in the nets thrown to catch lobsters. As deep sea fishing becomes more prevalent in the region, an increasing number of blobfish are being pulled up - leading scientists to believe that they may soon become extinct. Now that would be really sad wouldn't it?
sources: wikipedia.org, dailymail,co.uk
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- tells it like it isalmost 15 yearsthat is the most disgusting thing EVER uhhhhhhhhh im gonna get nightmares
- yonalmost 15 yearswhat the heck is it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:): (: :| :) :( :| and is it real
- yonalmost 15 yearsdude it is misrable and ewwwwwwwwwwwweewwwwwwwwwwwwweeeewwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! smelly and yuk and more yuk yuk yuk yuk yuky yuky
- smethsmalmost 15 yearscool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- kevinalmost 15 yearsthis fish is so ugly and cool at the same time but i wish i had one i feel so sorry for them because they will be extict
- WOWalmost 15 yearsWOW this fish would be the ugliest ive ever seen
- ???almost 15 yearsWhy does fish man catching blob fish?????????
- ???almost 15 yearsWhy does fish man catching blob fish?????????
- ???almost 15 yearsI think we should do some thing if it ugly or not!
- goobernut1almost 15 yearshow sad
