So, blobfish don’t really look like melting ice cream in their natural environment. Underwater, they’re shaped like tadpoles: ...

Don't judge a blob by its cover.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 ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

Scientists have shared footage from a rare sighting of a bluntnose sixgill shark spotted near the Phoenix Islands in the ...

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — ...

More than a decade after being labeled the "world’s ugliest animal," the blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus) has made an unexpected comeback, winning New Zealand’s "Fish of the Year" competition.

The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.

Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...

The blobfish, once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," has been named "Fish of the Year" by a New Zealand environmental ...

Psychrolutes marcidus, known for its miserable expression, was made the mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation ... a gelatinous deep-sea fish, grows up to 30cm and lives at depths of 600-1,200m ...

The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish ... the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. It has a bulbous head, and loose, flabby skin, and lives in the deep sea ...