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

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

A New Zealand-based nonprofit announced the blobfish as the winner of its "Fish of the Year" vote, years after it was named ...

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

Ten fish species competed for the 2025 Fish of the Year title. The blobfish won with 1,286 votes against the orange roughy’s ...

A fish once dubbed the world’s ‘ugliest’ has taken the crown for New Zealand’s ‘Fish of the Year’. The lovable – albeit, ...

The decidedly unattractive creature dominated the competition in the contest run by Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, ...

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” in a competition aimed at raising awareness of ...

The blobfish, once labeled the world's ugliest animal, has been honored as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental ...

The blobfish resembles a normal fish in its deep sea habitat but when brought to the surface, it morphs into a mushy creature ...