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A blobfish is an extremely endangered animal. There are only 420 blobfish left in the world, so great efforts are being made to save them.
A blobfish is endangered for many reasons. A huge reason is because of overfishing. Overfishing is to deplete the stock of fish in (a body of water) by too much fishing. Blobfish live where other tasty sea creatures do, also. But don’t worry--blobfish aren’t edible. So don’t worry about your mom cooking fresh blobfish for dinner with a side of shrimp! Blobfish are often caught as by catch in bottom trawling nets. The blobfish does not seem to be an important animal in the ecosystem, so the fishermen do not always put blobfish back. However, each time an animal goes extinct, the food web has a new hole in it. Blobfish eat whatever floats into their mouth, because they do not have muscles. Because of their lack of muscles, they cannot swim around and look for food. Instead, a piece of something may float in their mouth. This is another reason blobfish are endangered.
Blobfish eat anything that floats into their mouth, which is very dangerous. If a piece of trash or other harmful things that aren’t meant to be eaten are simply floating around near a blobfish, the blobfish may eat it. This would cause sickness and possible death for the blobfish. The fact that us humans know our trash is killing many animals may seem like an idea for others to stop littering, but it isn’t. We continue to litter and don’t realize just how much damage it is making to our ecosystem. Thanks to us humans, blobfish are on the verge of extinction.
A blobfish is a very special endangered animal. It is the world’s ugliest animal and the official mascot for the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. More than three thousand people voted on this topic, and the “ugly” blobfish won by a landslide. The Ugly Animal Preservation Society is an organization designed to help “Mother Nature’s aesthetically challenged children”. They believe that “cute” and “cuddly” animals such as the panda get, “Too much attention. There are other animals out there, you know.” Blobfish are special in more ways than one, though.
Every blobfish is unique. Since they were discovered in 2003, no ichthyologist has found two blobfish that look exactly alike. However, there may be some theories for why you get millions of pictures of similar looking blobfish when you search for images of blobfish. The first blobfish was discovered eleven years ago in 2003. The fish was brought up onto land for inspection. This species was classified as the Psychrolutes Marcidus, or blobfish. This very first blobfish was nicknamed Mr. Blobby. Pictures of Mr. Blobby were posted all over Internet, along with memes and information on this new species. Some people began to make silicone copies and sculptures of Mr. Blobby and began posting pictures on the Internet. “We found more blobfish,” they’d say. However, at this time, people didn’t know enough about this new species to make the conclusion that no two blobfish look alike. We have not discovered very many blobfish, but all the blobfish we have seen look different. They all have their own qualities that separate each other, whether it is their faces, mouths, sizes, or fin patterns.
The blobfish can grow up to 12 inches (30.5 cm) in length. The blobfish usually does not resemble a blob. The blobfish are deep-sea creatures, so the water pressure that is put on them is several hundred times more than the pressure put on you in the more shallow waters. Because of this great pressure, gas bladders, which are often found in fish, become inefficient at maintaining buoyancy. The gelatinous mass of the blobfish allows it to simply float above the ocean floor without swimming. So, in its natural under-water habitat, the blobfish looks like an entirely normal fish. However, when it is removed from water, it collapses into a slimy blob. This slimy blob is “familiar” when we look at photos of the blobfish. If you search, “Blobfish in water”, you will see pictures of fish. These fish don’t look very blobby, but indeed they are blobfish as well.
Another important characteristic of blobfish is the fact that they have no muscles. They are invertebrates, or animals without backbones, also. However, blobfish are strong enough to eat. They do not go to new territory and search for food; instead they eat whatever floats into their mouth--usually some crustaceans. Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. Without muscles, though, blobfish can only open up their mouth a small bit to suck in the food. Their mouth is very odd-shaped, like a grim frown, so, as you can imagine, it would be hard to open it.
There is a very logical theory about life expectancy in blobfish: 130 years. This hypothesis was formed when scientists discovered how long the average deep-sea fish lives. The length of their lives usually range somewhere around 130 years, so that is the background behind the hypothesis of a blobfish’s lifespan. Of course, nobody has confirmed that that is the correct answer; it is simply an educated guess.
The female lays thousands of eggs at once and stays near them until they hatch, creating a nest. She usually floats above the eggs or sometimes rests against them. Several females often nest near one another, a behavior for which the cause still is unknown. So, you’re probably thinking that it doesn’t make sense--why would there be so few blobfish if the females lay so many eggs? Well, the explanation is simple. Not all of the eggs are successful. In fact, only few eggs survive, similar to the movie Finding Nemo. But this time, there are lots of reasons why the eggs don’t make it.
Once again, we are to blame. The fishing trawlers make a large commotion when they fish, so the eggs get knocked over or broken. The mothers try to protect their young eggs as best as they can but in truth; it may be impossible to move such large nests in such short time under such short notice!
We are unsure of how blobfish reproduce. We have not found any male blobfish, so therefore we do not know any mating patterns. We are assuming that there are male blobfish out there, but that there is a specific mating season, and the males only come out during that time. We have other theories, too. One theory is that male blobfish look different and more attractive. This is true with some species of birds; that the males look more attractive. So maybe all blobfish aren’t hideous, only the females! We hope to do more research and hopefully have more successful discoveries with blobfish to figure out the answers to these still open mysteries.
Blobfish are found in the Indian Ocean, off of the coast of Australia and Tasmania 2,700 feet underwater. This great depth is why there have been few sightings of blobfish.
Because blobfish are so endangered, we need to help. Sites are being created to help these blobfish. The more aware we are of the fact that these animals out there are dying out quickly will help us to want to help them more. We can stop littering, hang up and hand out posters, and make donations. There is a law that hasn’t been passed just yet about banning fishing trawlers, but by banning fishing trawlers blobfish may be saved.
Psychrolutes Marcidus is another word for blobfish. It is pronounced, {Sigh-crow-lootz mār-kid-us}. Every animal has a “scientific name” if you must call it that and a blobfish’s “scientific name” is Psychrolutes Marcidus. The blobfish is often identified with “blobfish” but really when people talk about blobfish they should say, “The Psychrolutes Marcidus” and then continue with their sentence. “Blobfish” was only made up because of the fish’s out of water appearance. It literally looks like a giant blob when out of water and so the world decided “Blobfish” would be a good name for this “blob”.
So, in summary a blobfish, or Psychrolutes Marcidus is an invertebrate living off of the coasts of Australia and Tasmania, inhabiting the same waters as tasty crustaceans while at the same time not being edible. A Psychrolutes Marcidus is one of a kind. The female lays thousands of eggs at once and mating habits are still unknown. 420 blobfish remain on Earth today. There are multiple reasons as to why a blobfish is endangered and fishing trawlers are the main reason. These animals are very interesting not only to look at but also to discover and more efforts need to be made to save them. So there, you know all about the mysterious and ugliest animal in the world, the Blobfish.
This entire info page CANNOT be plagiarized. However, I hope you found it very helpful!
A blobfish is an extremely endangered animal. There are only 420 blobfish left in the world, so great efforts are being made to save them.
A blobfish is endangered for many reasons. A huge reason is because of overfishing. Overfishing is to deplete the stock of fish in (a body of water) by too much fishing. Blobfish live where other tasty sea creatures do, also. But don’t worry--blobfish aren’t edible. So don’t worry about your mom cooking fresh blobfish for dinner with a side of shrimp! Blobfish are often caught as by catch in bottom trawling nets. The blobfish does not seem to be an important animal in the ecosystem, so the fishermen do not always put blobfish back. However, each time an animal goes extinct, the food web has a new hole in it. Blobfish eat whatever floats into their mouth, because they do not have muscles. Because of their lack of muscles, they cannot swim around and look for food. Instead, a piece of something may float in their mouth. This is another reason blobfish are endangered.
Blobfish eat anything that floats into their mouth, which is very dangerous. If a piece of trash or other harmful things that aren’t meant to be eaten are simply floating around near a blobfish, the blobfish may eat it. This would cause sickness and possible death for the blobfish. The fact that us humans know our trash is killing many animals may seem like an idea for others to stop littering, but it isn’t. We continue to litter and don’t realize just how much damage it is making to our ecosystem. Thanks to us humans, blobfish are on the verge of extinction.
A blobfish is a very special endangered animal. It is the world’s ugliest animal and the official mascot for the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. More than three thousand people voted on this topic, and the “ugly” blobfish won by a landslide. The Ugly Animal Preservation Society is an organization designed to help “Mother Nature’s aesthetically challenged children”. They believe that “cute” and “cuddly” animals such as the panda get, “Too much attention. There are other animals out there, you know.” Blobfish are special in more ways than one, though.
Every blobfish is unique. Since they were discovered in 2003, no ichthyologist has found two blobfish that look exactly alike. However, there may be some theories for why you get millions of pictures of similar looking blobfish when you search for images of blobfish. The first blobfish was discovered eleven years ago in 2003. The fish was brought up onto land for inspection. This species was classified as the Psychrolutes Marcidus, or blobfish. This very first blobfish was nicknamed Mr. Blobby. Pictures of Mr. Blobby were posted all over Internet, along with memes and information on this new species. Some people began to make silicone copies and sculptures of Mr. Blobby and began posting pictures on the Internet. “We found more blobfish,” they’d say. However, at this time, people didn’t know enough about this new species to make the conclusion that no two blobfish look alike. We have not discovered very many blobfish, but all the blobfish we have seen look different. They all have their own qualities that separate each other, whether it is their faces, mouths, sizes, or fin patterns.
The blobfish can grow up to 12 inches (30.5 cm) in length. The blobfish usually does not resemble a blob. The blobfish are deep-sea creatures, so the water pressure that is put on them is several hundred times more than the pressure put on you in the more shallow waters. Because of this great pressure, gas bladders, which are often found in fish, become inefficient at maintaining buoyancy. The gelatinous mass of the blobfish allows it to simply float above the ocean floor without swimming. So, in its natural under-water habitat, the blobfish looks like an entirely normal fish. However, when it is removed from water, it collapses into a slimy blob. This slimy blob is “familiar” when we look at photos of the blobfish. If you search, “Blobfish in water”, you will see pictures of fish. These fish don’t look very blobby, but indeed they are blobfish as well.
Another important characteristic of blobfish is the fact that they have no muscles. They are invertebrates, or animals without backbones, also. However, blobfish are strong enough to eat. They do not go to new territory and search for food; instead they eat whatever floats into their mouth--usually some crustaceans. Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. Without muscles, though, blobfish can only open up their mouth a small bit to suck in the food. Their mouth is very odd-shaped, like a grim frown, so, as you can imagine, it would be hard to open it.
There is a very logical theory about life expectancy in blobfish: 130 years. This hypothesis was formed when scientists discovered how long the average deep-sea fish lives. The length of their lives usually range somewhere around 130 years, so that is the background behind the hypothesis of a blobfish’s lifespan. Of course, nobody has confirmed that that is the correct answer; it is simply an educated guess.
The female lays thousands of eggs at once and stays near them until they hatch, creating a nest. She usually floats above the eggs or sometimes rests against them. Several females often nest near one another, a behavior for which the cause still is unknown. So, you’re probably thinking that it doesn’t make sense--why would there be so few blobfish if the females lay so many eggs? Well, the explanation is simple. Not all of the eggs are successful. In fact, only few eggs survive, similar to the movie Finding Nemo. But this time, there are lots of reasons why the eggs don’t make it.
Once again, we are to blame. The fishing trawlers make a large commotion when they fish, so the eggs get knocked over or broken. The mothers try to protect their young eggs as best as they can but in truth; it may be impossible to move such large nests in such short time under such short notice!
We are unsure of how blobfish reproduce. We have not found any male blobfish, so therefore we do not know any mating patterns. We are assuming that there are male blobfish out there, but that there is a specific mating season, and the males only come out during that time. We have other theories, too. One theory is that male blobfish look different and more attractive. This is true with some species of birds; that the males look more attractive. So maybe all blobfish aren’t hideous, only the females! We hope to do more research and hopefully have more successful discoveries with blobfish to figure out the answers to these still open mysteries.
Blobfish are found in the Indian Ocean, off of the coast of Australia and Tasmania 2,700 feet underwater. This great depth is why there have been few sightings of blobfish.
Because blobfish are so endangered, we need to help. Sites are being created to help these blobfish. The more aware we are of the fact that these animals out there are dying out quickly will help us to want to help them more. We can stop littering, hang up and hand out posters, and make donations. There is a law that hasn’t been passed just yet about banning fishing trawlers, but by banning fishing trawlers blobfish may be saved.
Psychrolutes Marcidus is another word for blobfish. It is pronounced, {Sigh-crow-lootz mār-kid-us}. Every animal has a “scientific name” if you must call it that and a blobfish’s “scientific name” is Psychrolutes Marcidus. The blobfish is often identified with “blobfish” but really when people talk about blobfish they should say, “The Psychrolutes Marcidus” and then continue with their sentence. “Blobfish” was only made up because of the fish’s out of water appearance. It literally looks like a giant blob when out of water and so the world decided “Blobfish” would be a good name for this “blob”.
So, in summary a blobfish, or Psychrolutes Marcidus is an invertebrate living off of the coasts of Australia and Tasmania, inhabiting the same waters as tasty crustaceans while at the same time not being edible. A Psychrolutes Marcidus is one of a kind. The female lays thousands of eggs at once and mating habits are still unknown. 420 blobfish remain on Earth today. There are multiple reasons as to why a blobfish is endangered and fishing trawlers are the main reason. These animals are very interesting not only to look at but also to discover and more efforts need to be made to save them. So there, you know all about the mysterious and ugliest animal in the world, the Blobfish.
This entire info page CANNOT be plagiarized. However, I hope you found it very helpful!