Blobfish by Eternal_Knight 2011/09/20 03:51
Have a look at this fish. It looks so weird but then again isnt it man's nature to be curious about weird fishes. Listed below are some interesting facts. .
Have a look at this fish. It looks so weird but then again isnt it man's nature to be curious about weird fishes. Listed below are some interesting facts. .
Eternal_Knight 2011/09/20 03:52
The first fish is called a Blobfish for obvious reasons. This unique fish lives off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania at depths between 600 1200 metres (1968 3937 feet). As you can imagine, life at these great depths would be very difficult. The pressure would be about 80 times greater atthese depths compared to atsea-level. This intense pressure makes gas-chambered, swim bladders completely ineffective since the gases that help normal fish control their buoyancy are too condensed at this level.
For the reasons mentioned above the blobfish doesnt have a swim bladder and doesnt have any muscles. What they do have though is a jelly-like flesh that has a lower density than water. This allows them to float justabove the ocean floor. Without any muscles the blobfish is not a very active fish. Instead it just sits thereswallowing any food matter that floats by. This method works well for the blobfish asit expends very little energy. I guess it is the equivalent of us relaxing on the couch watching football while you are served nachos, pizza and beer. Aaaah, the good life!
The first fish is called a Blobfish for obvious reasons. This unique fish lives off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania at depths between 600 1200 metres (1968 3937 feet). As you can imagine, life at these great depths would be very difficult. The pressure would be about 80 times greater atthese depths compared to atsea-level. This intense pressure makes gas-chambered, swim bladders completely ineffective since the gases that help normal fish control their buoyancy are too condensed at this level.
For the reasons mentioned above the blobfish doesnt have a swim bladder and doesnt have any muscles. What they do have though is a jelly-like flesh that has a lower density than water. This allows them to float justabove the ocean floor. Without any muscles the blobfish is not a very active fish. Instead it just sits thereswallowing any food matter that floats by. This method works well for the blobfish asit expends very little energy. I guess it is the equivalent of us relaxing on the couch watching football while you are served nachos, pizza and beer. Aaaah, the good life!
Eternal_Knight 2011/09/20 03:57
When first spotted, the blob fish was overseeing nests that contained 9000 to 108,000 pink-colored eggs. The nests all had brooding fish either sitting on their eggs or touching them. Othernest sites in rougher territory looked to be unattended, but the eggs were completely clean, which was thought to mean that brooding fish either sat on the eggs or cleaned them frequently.
The dozens of blob fish and their nests were quite close to one another. Eggs would be on neighboring rocks withsometimes only a meter in-between the families.
When first spotted, the blob fish was overseeing nests that contained 9000 to 108,000 pink-colored eggs. The nests all had brooding fish either sitting on their eggs or touching them. Othernest sites in rougher territory looked to be unattended, but the eggs were completely clean, which was thought to mean that brooding fish either sat on the eggs or cleaned them frequently.
The dozens of blob fish and their nests were quite close to one another. Eggs would be on neighboring rocks withsometimes only a meter in-between the families.
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