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

The fish species became a viral sensation in 2013 when a photo of the normally deep-sea-dwelling creature was shared online. The blobfish look relatively normal when they’re at ...

Over the past decade, the fish has been made into countless memes ... In 2023, the Oceanic Manta Ray won and last year, the Spotty took home the crown.

These fish are one of the few predators of coral-reef-destroying species, such as the crown of thorns starfish. THREATS: In the luxury food industry, which has seen a surge in popularity in many Asian ...

The blobfish may not win any beauty contests, but it has taken the crown as New Zealand’s fish of the year. How the tide has turned for what was declared the world’s ugliest animal in 2013. The ...

After spawning, the crown-of-thorns larvae float in the water ... a part by possibly changing the populations of crab-eating fish. "We could think about … we could enhance the crab populations ...