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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is the start of my 2 week vacation so these posts have been prepared ahead of time.\u00a0 You know I just can’t abandon my loyal readers just because I am on holidays.\u00a0 As usual, when I am away, I like to think of themes for Wild Facts! A buddy of mine just returned from Hawaii and mentioned that he had seen all kinds of interesting fish.\u00a0 This got me thinking that I should make a week of Wild Facts dedicated to the unique fish that reside in the ocean.\u00a0 I am sure I could make 1000 Wild Facts but we will limit it to five…. for now. I would love to tell you the theme for the second week but I haven’t thought of it yet. So onto the fish!<\/p>\n
The first fish is called a Blobfish for obvious reasons. This unique fish lives off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania at depths between 600 – 1200 metres (1968 – 3937 feet).\u00a0 As you can imagine, life at these great depths would be very difficult.\u00a0 The pressure would be about 80 times greater at these depths compared to at sea-level. This intense pressure makes gas-chambered, swim bladders completely ineffective since the gases that help normal fish control their buoyancy are too condensed at this level.<\/p>\n
For the reasons mentioned above the blobfish doesn’t have a swim bladder and doesn’t have any muscles.\u00a0 What they do have though is a jelly-like flesh that has a lower density than water. This allows them to float just above the ocean floor.\u00a0 Without any muscles the blobfish is not a very active fish.\u00a0 Instead it just sits there swallowing any food matter that floats by. This method works well for the blobfish as it expends very little energy.\u00a0 I guess it is the equivalent of us relaxing on the couch watching football while you are served nachos, pizza and beer. Aaaah, the good life!<\/p>\n
Well that is all for today but make sure you come back tomorrow for another unusual fish fact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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