

Although called Mr Blobby, no one knows if this fish was a male or female as it was never dissected. It was 285 mm in length and weighed 1.7kg. It was trawled up in 2003 by the NORFANZ scientific expedition from a depth of between 1013 to 1340 meters off the Norfolk Ridge 1300 km off the coast of eastern Australia. Mr Blobby (see photo) was a blobfish of the species Psychrolutes microporous.

Photo: Mr Blobby - Ugliest Animal in the World Blobby Winner of the Ugliest Animal in the World Award So, the blobfish may be rarely seen, but there is no evidence that it is extinct or endangered. So they may, in fact, not be seriously affected by human activities. Furthermore, extensive areas of their habitat off the coast of Australia are not heavily trawled.

To date, very few blobfish have been trawled up in fishing nets. These assertions, however, have not been validated with any credible scientific evidence. Some conservationists believe that deep-sea trawling may affect the survival of the blobfish. The World Wildlife Fund nor the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), two of the most reputable animal conservation organizations, do not list the blobfish in any of their endangered categories. We do not know how many blobfish are left in the world or if they are endangered. The blobfish is not extinct or endangered. This is hearsay-fake news, and not based on any credible scientific evidence. Some people claim that there are only 430 blobfish in the world. Is the Blobfish Endangered? How Many Blobfish are Left in the World?
