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Family Psychrolutidae

Psychrolutidae is a taxonomic family in the order Scorpaeniformes, class Actinopterygii. Global Animal Guide profiles one of its members: Blobfish.

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Blobfish specimen with its characteristic droopy, gelatinous appearance after being brought to the surface from the deep sea

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Blobfish

The deep-sea fish that only looks like a blob out of water