This post is simply to post up one of the most comely of marine creatures - The Blobfish! It really does look like a drawing from a childrens book with a very amusing face and covered in slime but it really is simply adorable. The Blobfish, Psychrolutes marcidus, is a deep water fish mostly found off the coast of Australia. Because of the depths they live at, the Blobfish are mostly made up of a gelatinous substance and have a density less than water meaning they can float above the sea floor without using too much energy. The Blowfish survives on bits of food which float past its mouth and does not appear to have any predator/prey adaptations like the angler or hatchet fish have.
The Blobfish is only one extremely weird marine species out there. Sunfish, Japanese Crabs, Goblin Sharks, Cookie Cutter Sharks, Frilled sharks, Angler Fish and Box Fish are all example of strange fish with incredible features and adaptations to their habitats.
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