Blobfish are not listed as an endangered species, but human activity has caused an increased amount of danger to the fish's livelihood. Deep-sea fishing and bottom trawling, when a weighted ...

At least in the beginning, the blob is based on the blobfish, which lives deep underwater near Australia and New Zealand.

Scientist Richard Arnott told National Geographic that the fish only looks so gooey because of rapid depressurization when its brought to the surface. At the depths the blobfish resides, the pressure ...

The blob, who eventually will be known as Bob, isn’t a fish, though. As Vi learns ... TV plays a role in Bob’s assimilation into the human world, as he learns from reality series and game ...