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 of ...

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 ...

Psychrolutes phrictus, the blob sculpin, is a type of blobfish. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Talk about a reputation glow-up. The blobfish lives up to its name with ...

Federal fish fighters this week are preparing further assaults on the feared Asian carp, with nets, electrified fences, poison — whatever they can do to stop the terrifying beast from entering the ...

Cat cafes are great and all, but wouldn't you rather spend your precious time and money sidling up to a more rare creature — like, say, the ugliest animal in the entire world? Coming to London is the ...

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At first glance, we thought it was a Star Wars character. But, no, the blobfish is a real creature that bobs around in the waters off Australia. And now it's the "winner" of the Ugly Animal ...

So you think you've got problems? Give thanks that you're not a blobfish. This gelatinous deep sea fish, found in waters near the coasts of Australia and Tasmania, may not make it to the end of the ...