Blob Fish Colin’s  ISI  

What Is a Blob fish ? •  Deep  sea  fish  •  Lacks  muscle  

•  Pre8y  much  a  blob  with  a  face  

Blob fish ? •  Psychrolutes  marcidus  •  World’s  most  depressed  looking  animal  

•  Jelly-­‐like  goo  less  dense  than  sea  water  

•  Lacks  muscles  •  SBll  has  back  bone.  

Movement  and  Diet  

•  Hardly  ever  moves  •  Floats  on  ocean  floor  •  Diet  includes  sea  urchins  and  mollusks  

•  Rarely  eats    

•  South  eastern  Australia  •  800  meters  

•  Almost  exBnct  

Habitat

Extinct ? •  Deep  sea  trawling  •  Lobster  and  crab  fishing  

•  Inedible    •  Thank  the  UN  

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