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
  • jcampbellalmost 16 years
    it looks yucky
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    • seoyeonalmost 16 years
      is gross
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      • Mrs. Interestingalmost 16 years
        I'm doing my current event on how the poor little blobfish are becoming extinct. I think the blobfish are so interesting and I wish I could help them. It's sooo sad that they're becoming extinct.
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        • Personalmost 16 years
          EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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          • Mealmost 16 years
            Total Gross!
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            • Dudealmost 16 years
              YUM! YUM! EAT EM UP!
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              • doodalmost 16 years
                i think it should be extincted since it's so dull, ugly , goopy and dreadful
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                • ttalmost 16 years
                  so weird
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                  • Megalmost 16 years
                    Wow..........I really want to see this fish close up. What a GREAT pet, eh?
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                    • Nicolaalmost 16 years
                      its kinda ugly and kinda cute and kinda sad and kinda.................. its making me very sad cuz they are looking very sad and they may be looking like that because they are becoming extinct! that might be a fact its so cool. hey i might be a scince tist! however it is spelled!! lol !!!!!! that was so cool lololol from me
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                      Dolasia, Meera. “The World's Saddest Looking Fish May Soon Become Extinct!.” DOGOnews. January 27, 2010. Accessed January 17, 2026. https://www.dogonews.com/2010/1/27/the-world-s-saddest-looking-fish-may-soon-become-extinct.

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                      Dolasia, M. (2010, January 27). The World's Saddest Looking Fish May Soon Become Extinct!. Retrieved 2026, January 17, from https://www.dogonews.com/2010/1/27/the-world-s-saddest-looking-fish-may-soon-become-extinct

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