Two years ago the blobfish was voted the earth’s most hideous species in an online poll conducted by the British-based Ugly Animal Preservation Society. In its quest to raise awareness of Mother ...

The blobfish, once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," has been named "Fish of the Year" by a New Zealand environmental group, the Mountain to Sea Conservation Trust, in an effort to raise awareness ...

The blobfish - once labelled the world's ugliest animal - has scored a sensational victory in New Zealand's Fish of the Year competition. The annual competition, held by the Mountains to Sea ...

Blobfish look blobby because they are full of water. Under their skin, blobfish have a thick layer of gelatinous flesh that floats outside their muscles. Stein: If you pick up a blobfish by the ...

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world's ugliest animal. But now it has been voted New Zealand's "fish of the year ...

This sea creature may have just experienced the "ugly duckling" glowup of the fish world. Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has ...

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

Dive into the world of the blobfish and discover why it has become an iconic symbol of marine life. The Corning Museum of Glass National Treasure: The History of the Lie Detector Jose Gomez ...

It's an underdog victory for the blobfish, which burst into mainstream notoriety as the mascot for the Ugly Animal Preservation Society in 2013. The gelatinous fish lives on the sea bed and grows ...