Monday, January 9, 2012

Blobfish


Photo by NOAA
blobfish aka (Psychrolutes marcidus) is a deep sea fish inhabiting the waters of Australia and Tasmania. Its gelatinous body is slightly dense than water which allows it to float above the sea floor without burning energy on swimming.  It feeds on invertebrates like crabs and sea pens.  They are currently facing extinction due to deep sea fishing

Marine HatchetFish

Photo by Reefnews
Photo by Edd48
This ghoulish looking creature is a hatchetfish.  It is a laterally compressed deep sea fish resembling the blade of a hatchet.  They are small, ranging from 2. 8 cm to 2.7 inches, and live in tropical, subtropical waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.