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Unfairly maligned blobfish named Fish of the Year
Psychrolutes microporos, a deep-sea fish with the unflattering nickname "blobfish," has gone from being called the World's ...
The blobfish, 'bullied his whole life,' named fish of the year in public vote
A New Zealand-based nonprofit announced the blobfish as the winner of its "Fish of the Year" vote, years after it was named ...
Blobfish, once dubbed 'world's ugliest animal,' named fish of the year in New Zealand
Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...
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Blobfish’s remarkable comeback story, from ‘world’s ugliest animal’ to New Zealand’s fish of the year
What a glorious moment it is!” open image in gallery Blobfish, a gelatinous deep-sea fish, grows up to 30cm and lives at depths of 600-1,200m off Australia and Tasmania Ten fish species competed ...
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Voters Crown the ‘World’s Ugliest Animal’ as New Zealand’s Fish of the Year
This week, the blobfish was crowned New Zealand’s Fish of the Year. The annual contest, which started in 2021, is organized by the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, an environmental advocacy ...
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Blobfish overcomes notoriety as ‘world’s ugliest animal’ to win New Zealand’s ‘fish of the year’
It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world’s ugliest animal. But now it has been voted New Zealand’s “fish ...
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'World's ugliest animal' is New Zealand's fish of the year
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.