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 Zealand environmental group.

Large numbers of perch are pulled out of Bartoon's Lagoon during a study. Exotic fish numbers dropped substantially while native fish numbers grew. Amber McEwan / The-Press Relatively little is ...

March 19 (UPI) -- New Zealand's Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust announced the Fish of the Year 2025 competition was won by the blobfish, a species once voted the "world's ugliest animal." The ...

While the blobfish is known for its misshapen silhouette, in its natural deep-sea habitat it actually resembles a regular fish, with its shape kept together by the high water pressure.

Nominations are open for the 2024 Fish & Game council elections.AIMAN AMERUL MUNER / The Timaru Herald Nominations are now open for the 2024 New Zealand regional Fish & Game council elections ...

Over a decade after being relegated to the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish made a resounding comeback and earned the "fish of the year" title in New Zealand.

New Zealand’s fin-tastic popularity contest, Fish of the Year, is making waves with over 2,300 votes cast since voting opened Saturday 1st March. Orange Roughy holds the lead, fending off a ...

New Zealand-based creative agency Augusto and Sustainable Coastlines have reimagined the “New Zealand Fish Species poster” to bring attention to “the most common litter” in the country’s ...

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 Zealand environmental group.

Voters Crown the ‘World’s Ugliest Animal’ as New Zealand’s Fish of the Year The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to ...