Five of The World’s Saddest Looking Fishes
Published by Earth is the only known planet with life on it. The creations on this planet exist in many different forms, shapes and colours. Looks can be deceiving. Even though organisms may look happy, sad or vicious they survive and thrive with their special adaptions.
The creations in nature exist in many different forms, shapes and colours. If this were not the case, the world would have been a much dismal place. We humans take the beauty of nature for granted. Very few people stop to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us. When humans started walking the surface of the earth, we started altering the environment to suite to our needs. We decided it was too much work for us to adapt to the environment. The result of this is that, little by little the world is losing its beauty and becoming a greyer place.
This article is written to show and create awareness among the readers about some of these beauties before they vanish from the surface of this planet. It is said that beauty is skin deep, and so can be sadness.
Blob fish
The blob fish is the saddest looking and one of the most bizarre fish that looks like a ‘blob’ of goo. The fish lacks real muscles, but instead has a gelatinous mass, which is slightly less dense than water. The presence of swim bladders in most fishes helps them to maintain buoyancy. The blob fish lacks this feature; however, its low density keeps it from sinking to the bottom of the ocean. The blob fish can grow up to 12 inches long and they live off the coast of mainland Australia and Tasmania at depths of 600-1200 meters. They are bottom dwellers that feed on sea urchins and molluscs. These little creatures are critically endangered and facing the risk of extinction as they are being caught along with crustacea, due to deep sea trawling.
Deep-sea hatchet fish
The deep-sea hatchet fish is a mesopelagic fish found in the deepest parts of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. They are deep-sea fish occurring at depths of about 0.2 km to 6 km. These small fishes vary in sizes ranging between 2.8 to 12 cm. They have bioluminescent organs known as photophores, which allow them to camouflage from predators. They do this by adjusting to the intensity of the light coming from the surface. This makes it nearly impossible for predators to see the deep-sea hatchets from below. The deep-sea hatchet fish has large sunken eyes, like that of a ghost. They are able to see objects close and far to them with their large and sometimes tube shaped eyes. Their special eyes give them a sad look like that of a trapped soul.
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On April 27, 2012 at 1:47 pm
They’re really are weird-looking fishes.
On April 27, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Goodness, these guys aren’t that good looking. I love the Blob fish though. He’s a funny character. Great info, God created them so they should never become extinct. You’re so right, little by little the world will lose it’s beauty.
On April 27, 2012 at 2:35 pm
Wow really sad looking great article, Thanks ^_^
On April 27, 2012 at 6:52 pm
I think the blob fish gets the prize for strangest looking, it really does look like just blob of goo.
On April 27, 2012 at 7:25 pm
This is a very creative natural history article.
On April 27, 2012 at 7:38 pm
Interesting topic. These fishes have a weird look. I always think blob fish has a human face as well.
On April 28, 2012 at 1:17 am
wow…. i like brother
On April 28, 2012 at 5:16 am
Animals are scary ….!
On April 28, 2012 at 6:48 am
why they are sad ?
On April 28, 2012 at 8:10 am
These fish certainly look sad. I thought the oils in fish were supposed to make you happy LOL
On April 28, 2012 at 1:45 pm
scary faces …
On April 28, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Funny faces..,
On April 28, 2012 at 4:47 pm
sad indeed! scary too
On April 28, 2012 at 5:40 pm
keep em coming
On April 28, 2012 at 7:14 pm
very good scary fishes i did not see before
On April 28, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Poor sad little fellows.
On April 29, 2012 at 12:14 am
Great article!
On April 29, 2012 at 11:25 am
Great post. These are fish that I did not know even existed.
Keep posting great article/pics.
Bryan
http://authspot.com/short-stories/you-are-not-alone-life-as-you-know-it-will-change/
On April 29, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Oh, woe! So miserable. What a unique post, Safa. Love it.
On April 30, 2012 at 7:58 am
A fishy face cheers
On April 30, 2012 at 12:50 pm
wow,, awesome
On April 30, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Wow, they are sad looking.
On May 1, 2012 at 9:34 am
the best writer..
On May 1, 2012 at 5:30 pm
This is just excellent work. Those fish look strange and sad at teh same time. Thanks for sharing!
On May 1, 2012 at 6:05 pm
The real scary ones are coming up in my next article…
On May 2, 2012 at 5:23 am
nice share.
On May 2, 2012 at 10:11 pm
The scorpion fish is sad about not getting matching pink coral
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On May 4, 2012 at 8:26 am
they look sad
On May 4, 2012 at 12:34 pm
your fish articles are so very cool
On May 5, 2012 at 1:54 am
not only human who are sad but also fishes..
On May 5, 2012 at 9:40 pm
When looking at these sad faces, I can’t help wondering if fish also have thoughts and feelings.
On May 6, 2012 at 1:33 am
Another great article! The paddle-flap scorpionfish wins the prize for being the saddest-looking…I’m glad they don’t feel as sad as they look.
On May 12, 2012 at 11:11 am
Its just opposite to that scary looking fishes..
On May 13, 2012 at 9:29 am
Excellent share. Blob fish is a rocker!
On May 17, 2012 at 5:25 am
A great read and thank you so much for sharing.
Take care and have a great day.
Eddy.
On May 17, 2012 at 5:27 am
A great read and thank you so much for sharing.
Take care and have a great day.
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On May 21, 2012 at 4:04 am
they look awful. great post!
On May 21, 2012 at 4:10 am
they do look awful. great post
On May 24, 2012 at 10:12 am
great article
On May 28, 2012 at 9:04 am
I Come again
On June 1, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Geez… they really are looking as if they’re very sad hahaha I love it Safa ^,^
On June 3, 2012 at 2:23 am
Oh! They do, indeed appear very sad…