December 3, 2006: Mr. Blobby

Undertoad · 12-03-2006, 12:28 PM

Axlrosen sends along this bizarre, but wonderful item from the Australian Museum. The official cap:

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A Fathead (genus Psychrolutes) trawled during the NORFANZ expedition at a depth between 1013 m and 1340 m, on the Norfolk Ridge, north-west of New Zealand, June 2003 (AMS I.42771-001). Photo: K. Parkinson Â© Australian Museum. The scientists and crew on board the RV Tangaroa affectionately called this fish 'Mr Blobby'. Note the parasitic copepod on Mr Blobby's mouth.

richlevy · 12-03-2006, 12:47 PM

ZIGGY!

Theres a fish called a fathead? Oh man, this opens up a whole realm of "you are what you eat" jokes.

SydneyBoy · 12-03-2006, 05:34 PM

Wow, that fish looks strangely human. Reminds me of my old music teacher.

I want to know what it eats. And how does it swim? Are those tiny fins at the back?

hipshot · 12-03-2006, 05:39 PM

He looks somewhat unhappy. Glad to see someone mentioned eating him in the first post, or I would have lost my faith in IOTD posters.
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seakdivers · 12-03-2006, 05:49 PM

Awww - he looks so sad! It would be interesting to see what it looks like in the water. I imagine it wouldn't look quite so smooshed up.

zippyt · 12-03-2006, 06:01 PM

Guzintite !!!!!

here's a tissue .

I bet it wouldn't fry up that welll.

Griff · 12-03-2006, 07:03 PM

Probably explode the fryer eh? I'd want some DNA testing before consumption though, looks a little like Jimmy Hoffa.

tulzscha · 12-03-2006, 09:20 PM

"Fathead"? I think that's more specifically a "blobfish" (Psychrolutes marcidus).

It's blobby because it uses gelatinous goo instead of gas bladders for flotation (gas bladders don't work so well ~1000m down...). They just float there in the dark and wait for food to drift by. Sort of the couch potatoes of the fish world, I suppose. Hmm, maybe that's where most of those overboard Doritos disappeared to?

Clodfobble · 12-03-2006, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tulzscha

It's blobby because it uses gelatinous goo instead of gas bladders for flotation

Hey, just like Rob Reiner.

"My goo! My precious goo!!"

xoxoxoBruce · 12-03-2006, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by hipshot

He looks somewhat unhappy. Glad to see someone mentioned eating him in the first post, or I would have lost my faith in IOTD posters.

Welcome to the Cellar, hipshot.

hipshot · 12-04-2006, 09:31 PM

Thank you. I have been lurking for a long time. It's not as dark and scary as I thought it would be. Also, the parasitic copepods kind of creep me out.

SPUCK · 12-05-2006, 04:48 AM

That's Meester Blobby to you!

Shawnee123 · 12-05-2006, 09:04 AM

S'alright? S'alright.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-05-2006, 06:17 PM

Señor Wences!.... is that really you?

footfootfoot · 12-05-2006, 06:59 PM

:kneeslapping:

12-03-2006, 12:47 PM	#2
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12-03-2006, 05:34 PM	#3
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12-03-2006, 06:01 PM	#6
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12-03-2006, 07:03 PM	#7
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12-05-2006, 09:04 AM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	S'alright? S'alright. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-03-2006, 05:39 PM	#4
hipshot Enlarged to show texture Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 80	He looks somewhat unhappy. Glad to see someone mentioned eating him in the first post, or I would have lost my faith in IOTD posters. ______________________ "When I die, I want to go peacefully, in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car."

12-03-2006, 05:49 PM	#5
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Awww - he looks so sad! It would be interesting to see what it looks like in the water. I imagine it wouldn't look quite so smooshed up.

12-03-2006, 09:20 PM	#8
tulzscha Cantankerous Incantonator Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 57	"Fathead"? I think that's more specifically a "blobfish" (Psychrolutes marcidus). It's blobby because it uses gelatinous goo instead of gas bladders for flotation (gas bladders don't work so well ~1000m down...). They just float there in the dark and wait for food to drift by. Sort of the couch potatoes of the fish world, I suppose. Hmm, maybe that's where most of those overboard Doritos disappeared to?

12-04-2006, 09:31 PM	#11
hipshot Enlarged to show texture Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 80	Thank you. I have been lurking for a long time. It's not as dark and scary as I thought it would be. Also, the parasitic copepods kind of creep me out.

12-05-2006, 04:48 AM	#12
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	That's Meester Blobby to you!

12-05-2006, 06:17 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Señor Wences!.... is that really you? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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