Facts about Blobfish

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   Specimens brought to the surface experience dramatic decompression, causing their bodies to expand and lose structural integrity within minutes as external pressure drops from approximately 120 atmospheres to just 1 atmosphere.

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   Found off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, blobfish inhabit the deep waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

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   A blobfish's body is primarily composed of gelatinous flesh with a density slightly less than water, allowing it to float above the seafloor without expending energy.

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   Viral fame came to the blobfish in 2013 when it was voted the world's ugliest animal by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society.

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   Psychrolutes marcidus, the scientific name of the blobfish, belongs to the family Psychrolutidae, commonly known as fathead sculpins.

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   The blobfish lives at depths between 600 and 1,200 meters, where pressure prevents its gelatinous flesh from collapsing.

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