Blobfish -Mr. Blobby is a psychic fish family Psychrolutidae
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| Blobfish -Mr. Blobby is a psychic fish family Psychrolutidae |
A puffer fish (genus Psychrolutes microporos) 285 mm long, trawled during a NORFANZ expedition at depths between 1013 m and 1340 m, at Norfolk Ridge, northwest New Zealand, in June 2003 (AMS I.42771-001).
Does Blobfish have bones?
Scientists and the crew of the RV Tangaroa affectionately called this fish "Mr. Blobby." The fish's body is flabby and not suitable for getting out of the water! The yellow spot on the right side of Mr. Blobby's mouth is a parasitic copepod. The specimen is now in the Ichthyology Collection of the Australian Museum (AMS I.42771-001). It was originally fixed in formaldehyde and is now preserved in 70% ethyl alcohol. The process of attachment "tightened" Mr. Blobe's skin, so his "nose" shrank and he no longer had his "nice" appearance.
Where do Blobfish breed?
Cycrolites, on the northwest plateau, dumb-headed
A secralite, most likely a western puffer fish, Psychrolutes occidentalis, photographed by ROV, at a depth of about 1220 m, 70 km off Barrow Island, North West Shelf, Western Australia.
Photo: SEA SERPENT
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How many Blobfish are left in the world?
Mr. Blobby is a psychic fish (family Psychrolutidae). Fish of this family are called spot fish or bighead scalpins. It is found in the marine waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans at depths of 100-2800 meters. The common name "fathead sculpin" refers to the large, spherical head and "loose" skin that characterizes this fish. Little is known about their biology. Some are found with gastropods in their stomachs.
Cycrolites, on the northwest plateau, dumb-headed
A secralite, most likely a western puffer fish, Psychrolutes occidentalis, photographed by ROV, at a depth of about 1220 m, 70 km off Barrow Island, North West Shelf, Western Australia.
Photo: SEA SERPENT
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Do Blobfish bite you?
about caterpillars
Jeff Lees wrote: “Little is known about the larvae of the family Psychrolutidae. Neither eggs nor pufferfish larvae have been described, but other members of the family (in the northern hemisphere) have bottom eggs (= attached to the bottom), and the larvae have a deep body with a short gut , a short, blunt snout, and variable pigmentation. This information comes from Kendall (2011) Probably the best available source on cyclotid larvae is the Ichthyoplankton Information System. However, this site is only concerned with fish eggs and larvae from the Northeastern Pacific."
about climate change
Jeff Lees also said, “Cyculotids are cold-water fish, found either in high latitudes or in deep waters. As such, I would expect them to be affected by increased ocean temperature due to climate change. But I am not aware of any studies that address this question in cyclotides. "distribution
References: Kendall, A.W. 2011 Identification of marine fish eggs and larvae. Tokai University Nelson, JS 1999. Psychrolutidae. sculpins impetuous. Carpenter, K.E & V.H. Nim (Editor). pp. 2422-2524, Fig. 4 in Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. airline. 4. Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. FAO. pp. 2069–2790. Nelson, JS 2006. Fishes of the World (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p.601. Paxton, JR and WN. Eschmeyer (Editors). 1994. Encyclopedia of fish. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press; San Diego: Academic Press [1995]. p. 240. (Also French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish; 2CD edition in 1998).
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