Ocean Floor Blobfish

Blobfish spend a lot of time on the ocean floor.

Ocean floor blobfish. Behavior of the blobfish. This fish isn t blessed with the best looks and therefore they are added to our list of scary animals in the ocean which also includes monsters such as the viperfish the. It the blobfish scary or just ugly. Anytime during night market 5pm 2am season.

Blobfish this odd creature floats above the ocean floor consuming any edible material in its path. What we do know is based mainly off of research conducted on specimens accidentally captured as bycatch. If you lived down that deep you d probably be squished into a blob too. Their gelatinous body is characterized by a large head that tapers back into a small flat tail.

Another benefit of the blobfish s gelatinous skin is that it allows them to float above the ocean floor without expending energy on swimming. In its normal habitat which is 2 000 to 4 000 feet underwater the pressure there makes it look like any ordinary fish. Blobfish don t actually catch their food. Blobfish psychrolutes marcidus is a deep sea fish that live on the ocean floor.

Blobfish live in deep water just off the ocean floor around southeastern australia and tasmania. But as it is brought up to the surface caught in fishermen s trawling nets the pressure of the water decreases and the blobfish begins to lose its shape. The blobfish has retained just enough muscle attached to its soft skeleton to perform the basic function of living. It has a body mass that is just slightly higher than water which gives them a gelatine type look.

They live in the deep sea. Blobfish reproduce like other fish where the female lays thousands of tiny eggs on the ocean floor then she and her mate sit on the eggs guarding them against predators. They live off the coasts of mainland australia in tasmania. Very little is known about the normal behavior of blobfish.

Submarine at night market. Blobfish live in the ocean. Their natural habitat at the ocean floor makes it difficult to conduct research. These include breathing with its gills opening its mouth and moving its fins slowly to navigate just above the ocean floor.

Blobfish can also live in new zealand. The blobfish only looks that way above water. They only face threats from humans where they are trapped in deep sea trawlers. At depths of 2 000 feet or greater the water pressure is crushing more than 60 times that of water at the surface.

They don t move very much. Instead the blobfish s limited buoyancy comes from their gelatinous skin. Due to their physical characteristics they grow at a very slow rate and can live up to 130 years. The natural habitat of the blobfish is in the deep sea off the coast of australia and tasmania.

Its low muscle mass and usage have an added benefit that it uses very little energy in movement. The blobfish is one of the most peculiar creatures swimming around in the ocean.