Extinction threat for world's most miserable animal - the blobfish

metrouk.com ^ | 26th May, 2010 | Ted Thornhill

[GQuagmire]

These sad-looking creatures, which grow up to lengths of 12 inches, live at depths of 900m.

They spend most of their time gently floating around waiting for food to pass in front of them, which sounds like quite a nice life to us!

Because they live so far from the sea surface they're not often seen by humans.

However, increasing levels of deep-sea fishing in Australia and Tasmania for crab and lobster mean that the sulky sea-dwellers are being dragged up with other catches in increasing numbers.

[GQuagmire]

[GQuagmire]

Inedible you say?

[whitedog57]

“They spend most of their time gently floating around waiting for food to pass in front of them.”

Sounds like the welfare population of any city.

[ozarkgirl]

I, for one, would not miss having that creature in the sea.

It’s nasty looking.

[ozarkgirl]

Is that drool or snot coming out of it’s mouth?

[Michigan Bowhunter]

reminds me of the Skipper of the carrier in the movie TOP GUN

[equalitybeforethelaw]

I guess you could eat them if you cooked them in a casserole?

[pgkdan]

Looks like Ziggy from the comics.

[Fresh Wind]

Aren’t they considered a delicacy in Japan?

[frithguild]

Wont' you come home Bill Bailey, Won't you come home!

Ah cha cha cha cha!

[Charles Henrickson]

Separated at hatching?

[GQuagmire]

Only took 11 posts for the HT separated at hatching comparison

[ladyvet]

Blobfish is the prettier of the two.

[Redleg Duke]

Shirley! Is that you?

I haven't seen you since we broke up in '68!

[HangnJudge]

Remarkable resemblance

[count-your-change]

They look like they would slide down quicker than a raw oyster with warm butter.

[Doulos1]

That was so funny! Gosh I like it.
Go get’em partner.