• Question: why are blob fish so ugly?

    Asked by georgieb33 to Charlotte, Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 14 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Kevin Mahon

      Kevin Mahon answered on 14 Jun 2012:

      They live at the bottom of the ocean under extremely high pressures in total darkness! Pretty unique circumstances – their ‘blobby’ appearance helps them cope with the pressure and they are white due to the darkness (many animals that live in darkness are white/see through)

      They clearly have a face only a mother (or a zoologist) could love.

    • Photo: Joanna Cruden

      Joanna Cruden answered on 16 Jun 2012:

      Or another blob-fish, I think they look cute 🙂

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