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

The blobfish, once labeled the “world’s ugliest animal,” has defied expectations by winning New Zealand’s Fish of the Year contest. This deep-sea dweller, known for its gelatinous and droopy ...

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

Among those that were new was a “blob-headed fish” in the Chaetostoma genus, which includes bristlemouth armored catfish. The ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, especially in New Zealand. A New Zealand-based environmental nonprofit, the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, announced over the weekend its annual "Fish ...

When Vi Liu finds a strange blob outside a college town dive bar, she’s not sure what to make of it. Eventually, and with a little help from Vi herself, the blob will morph into something beyond her ...