A blobfish, also known as a flathead sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus), hovers in the caldera at Axial Seamount, approximately 300 miles off the Oregon coast. There are nine species of blobfish, all members of the Psychrolutes genus which live deep in the sea.
PHOTOGRAPH BY NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-OCEAN OBSERVATORY INITIATIVE/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON/CSSF














