Psychrolutes marcidus, the smooth-head blobfish, [1] also known simply as blobfish, [1] is a deep-sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. It inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania , as well as the waters of New Zealand .

A uniformly pale brown to grey blobfish with loose, thin skin, some minute cirri on part of the head (absent from the top of the head), the anus about midway between the anal and pelvic fin bases, and neither jaw in advance of other.

2024年3月21日 · Get to know the Blob Fish - One of the weirdest looking underwater animal species. How big are they? Why do they look like that and where to see the blob fish?

2019年2月21日 · The blobfish, Psychrolutes marcidus, belongs to the same genus as the more familiar blob sculpin Psychrolutes phrictus in the family Psychrolutidae. Blobfish are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean. They get their name because they literally look like blobs when taken out of their ...

The fish family Psychrolutidae (commonly known as blobfishes, [2] south america river teacher, [2] flathead sculpins, [2] or tadpole sculpins [2]) contains over 35 recognized species in 8 genera. [3] This family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles, with large heads and bodies that taper back into small, flat tails ...

Psychrolutes marcidus, the smooth-head blobfish, also known simply as blobfish, is a deep-sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. It inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania, as well as the waters of New Zealand.

Blobfish look almost unrecognizable underwater: These tadpole-shaped fish have bulbous heads, large jaws, tapered tails, and feathery pectoral fins. Rather than scales, they have loose, flabby...

Australia has several popular species of blobfish, unique deep-sea creatures belonging to the family Psychrolutidae. These odd-looking marine animals have adapted to life in the extreme pressures of the deep ocean, developing distinctive characteristics that help them survive in their challenging environment.

2024年10月13日 · In the depths of the ocean, a peculiar creature has captured the attention of scientists and the public alike – the blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus). First discovered in 2003 by marine ecologist Kerryn Parkinson off the coast of New Zealand, this gelatinous fish has since been crowned the world’s ugliest animal.

2024年5月27日 · Blobfish are well adapted to deep water and live near the bottom of the ocean. The smooth-head blobfish lives in depths of 2,000 to 4,000 feet near Tasmania, Australia, and New Zealand. A second blob-head species, Psychrolutes microporous, lives in abyssal waters between Australia and Tasmania.