This is a genuine image of a living blobfish underwater. This photograph was taken at an aquarium in Japan, however, so "natural habitat" might not be the most apt description of the setting. The ...

The grotesque, perpetually grumpy-looking blobfish has been crowned the world's ugliest animal. With its new title, the deep-sea creature will serve as the hideous public face of the U.K.-based Ugly ...

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 been ...

It may be no oil painting but that is precisely the reason the blobfish, a ball of slime that lives at the bottom of the ocean, has been crowned the world's ugliest creature. In the first global ...

LONDON — Rare marine creature, the blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus),has been voted the world’s ugliest animal, beating 11 other contenders such as the proboscis monkey and the kakapo. More than 3,000 ...

The blobfish, known for its unattractive appearance, has been declared New Zealand's Fish of the Year, altering public perception. This deep-sea species, adapted to high-pressure environments, faces ...

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 has won New Zealand’s “fish of the year” award in the country’s annual competition. Once dubbed the “world’s ugliest animal”, the blobfish (known scientifically as Psychrolutes marcidus), ...