Dubbed the world's ugliest animal, the rare blobfish may soon face extinction due to overfishing, scientists warn. It lives in the same depth as popular fisherman prey such as lobsters and crabs.
The strange-looking face of the blobfish should actually be frowning these days – its population is facing severe depletion, scientists say, because of fishermen are inadvertently dragging the gelatinous fish in its deep-see trawlers.
How did the blobfish look the way it does? ............. As Yahoo News explains, the fish's odd appearance relates to the depths which it inhabits. "Due to the enormous pressure, gas bladders become insufficient to stay afloat. Consequently, the blobfish has developed gelatinous flesh with a density less than water."
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