The Blobfish inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania. Due to the inaccessibility of its habitat, it’s rarely seen by humans.
Blobfish are found at depths where the pressure is several dozens of times higher than at sea level. To remain buoyant, the flesh of the Blobfish is primarily a gelatinous mass with a density slightly less than water; which allows the fish to float above the sea floor without expending energy on swimming. The relative lack of muscle is not a disadvantage as it primarily swallows edible matter that floats by in front it.
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i understand this fish .... my body mass is the same ...
Thank goodness you don't see them too often... They're certianly special though
I am sure I saw this person shopping at Calendar Club last year......
Actually...sometimes I see it in the mirror in the mornings and I am sure there are some down at the RSL....
my my what abig nose you have ....maureen
Yes, he definitely looks familiar.
GROSS!!!!!
where did you get that picture of me ???????
OMG! What does he use that big schnoz for? Sniffing out all the plankton pulverized by the under water pressure????????
Tres strange, Renata....
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