"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 © 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."
It's ziggy
my spraff ignites.
THANK YOU! I knew it was some funnies-page character but I couldn't think of it. Closest I could come was Fred Basset, and it doesn't look anything like Fred Basset.
Oh, yeah! I'd forgotten about the Ziggy story arc with the parasitic copepod. Good times.
I love that guy. He's just so sad!
Killroy was here
I wonder what it looked like at it's native pressure.
I was wondering the exact same thing. I'm sure its much more appealing and ... logical!
it's mr saturn! boing!
That is awesome.
Coral cache of high-res (3.3MB) image.
Excellent with stuffing and cranberries, too.
From the same family:
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/race/media/photo_gallery/photos/Cottidae/psyphrthree.jpg
Which for some reason reminded me of:
http://www.tsvherrsching.de/fussball/photogallery/bilder/sonstiges/Muppets.jpg
i resemble that remark.
Yeah, we (affectionately) call it a blob fish.
Sadly the blob fish and all its deep-sea life ilk got screwed royally by the UN earlier this week when delegates effectively decided to keep the status-quo and let high seas bottom trawling continue trashing deep-sea habitat.
Bottom trawling tears up an area of seabed larger than Canada every year.
Inside story is here...
http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/the-expedition/news/iceland-harpoons-hsbt
-- Andrew
(Greenpeace web editor)