The World's Saddest Looking Fish May Soon Become Extinct!

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No matter how you look at it, the Blobfish has to be one of the most miserable looking animals you have probably ever encountered. And, it has a reason to be - If the fisherman continue to overfish this glum looking animal, it will soon disappear forever!

The blobfish is a deep sea fish that can be found off the coast of mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania. With very few muscles, the fish is primarily a mass of gelatin with a density that is slightly less than the ocean water. This enables it to float around on the ocean bed, without swimming or exerting any energy! As it bobs around, it feeds off anything edible that floats its way.

While not edible, blobfish live so close to the ocean bed, that they often get caught in the nets thrown to catch lobsters. As deep sea fishing becomes more prevalent in the region, an increasing number of blobfish are being pulled up - leading scientists to believe that they may soon become extinct. Now that would be really sad wouldn't it?

sources: wikipedia.org, dailymail,co.uk

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491 Comments
  • Georgiaalmost 16 years
    UGLY OMG DONT MESS WITH THOES FISH.
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    • none of your bissnessalmost 16 years
      pretty cool
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      • smarty pants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!almost 16 years
        wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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        • Cutie pantsalmost 16 years
          I Think that fish is very slimy.
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          • Namealmost 16 years
            I think that fish a big nose and it looks weird.
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            • fish eater almost 16 years
              !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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              • fish eater almost 16 years
                we roll with the BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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                • fish eateralmost 16 years
                  BIG UGLY FISH seen it in my back ward dead
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                  • fish eateralmost 16 years
                    that is totaly my brothers twin
                    Reply
                    • fish eateralmost 16 years
                      u guys think thats gross try eating one WHOLE eyes and all right out of the water
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                      Dolasia, Meera. “The World's Saddest Looking Fish May Soon Become Extinct!.” DOGOnews. January 27, 2010. Accessed January 16, 2026. https://www.dogonews.com/2010/1/27/the-world-s-saddest-looking-fish-may-soon-become-extinct.

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