In 2013, the blobfish was voted World’s Ugliest Animalby theUgly Animal Preservation Society in an effort to get some attention for creatures who aren’t exactly panda-cute. Th ...

One bottom-dwelling fish has been made a fool of in the name of conservation and internet humor--until now. The blobfish ...

Blobfish’s remarkable comeback story, from ‘world’s ugliest animal’ to New Zealand’s fish of the year - Ugly Animal ...

Without a swim bladder, other fish tend to lose control and sink or rise uncontrollably in the water. The blobfish’s iconic appearance is caused by its lack of a skeleton, muscles, and scales.

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the ...

To survive under this pressure − literally − the blobfish's body has a high water and fat content. Jelly-like flesh makes the blobfish less dense than water, allowing it to easily move around ...

The blobfish, famous for its unusual appearance once removed from the pressures of deep water, came out nearly 300 votes ahead of the "swimmer-up," the orange roughy, organizers said. The Fish of ...

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013 ... variety of fish living in the country’s fresh and sea water environments. According to the U.S. National Oceanic ...

At around 3,280 feet down, human lungs and other air-filled spaces would collapse. To survive under this pressure − literally − the blobfish's body has a high water and fat content. Jelly-like flesh ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, especially in New Zealand. A New Zealand-based environmental nonprofit, the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, announced over the weekend its annual "Fish ...

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The ...