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The Blobfish
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Endangered Statistics
The Blobfish is going extinct because of deep sea trawling. The fish get caught in fishermens nets and die, or when they are brought to the surface they dry out and die.
What does the Blobfish eat?
The Blobfish mainly eats whatever floats
in front of it's mouth but it will also eat crab,
sea pens and Mollusks.
Snail
Squid
Sea pen
Crab
Mussels
Mollusks
The Blobfish
Sources
http://weeklyworldnews.com/mutants/15319/blobfish-going-extinct/
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_blobfish_are_left?#slide=3
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/smart-news/in-defense-of-the-blobfish-why-the-worlds-ugliest-animal-isnt-as-ugly-as-you-think-it-is-6676336/
http://oceans4-11.wikispaces.com/blob+fish
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-blobfish.htm
http://www.slideshare.net/moojean/blob-fish-slide-show
By Rachel Timmerman
About the Blobfish
How does the blobfish Defend itself?
The Blobfish does not and actually can not defend itself because they are very weak and inactive creatures. They have very little muscle and rarely move.
- The Blobfish is basically a huge blob of jell.
- Its density is a little less than that of water.
- The Blobfish wieghs about 20lbs
- About 2.3 feet in length.
How does the Blobfish move?
The Blobfish moves by using its tail fin
because due to high pressure it's impossible for
its gas bladder to function which is why
they evolved gelatinous flesh over the years.
What is a Gas Bladder?
The gas bladder (also called a swim bladder) is a flexible-walled, gas-filled sac located in the dorsal portion of body cavity. It controls the fish's buoyancy and in some species is important for hearing.
The blobfish voted as worlds ugliest animal.
The Blobfish
Genus: Psychrolutes
Species: P.marcidus
It's habitat.
- The blobfish can live anywhere from 2000 to 3900 feet below sea level.
- The Blobfish inhabits the deep waters off the coast of Austrailia and Tasmainia.
Extinction
- Scientists do not know when exactly the Blobfish wil go extinct.
- There are only about 420 Blobfish left in the world.
- There are some deep-water protected areas around sea mounts in the Southern Ocean but that is only really to protect coral and not the blobfish.