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.

MORE: Fish species thought to be extinct for 85 years rediscovered "The blobfish had been sitting patiently on the ... the environmental impacts of destructive bottom trawling – a fishing method that ...

MORE: Fish species thought to be extinct for 85 years rediscovered "The blobfish had been sitting ... impacts of destructive bottom trawling – a fishing method that involves dragging a large ...

The blobfish, once dubbed the world's ugliest animal, has been named New Zealand's Fish of the Year, highlighting the need ...

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

Blobfish are not listed as an endangered species, but human activity has caused an increased amount of danger to the fish's livelihood. Deep-sea fishing and bottom trawling, when a weighted ...

the blob is based on the blobfish, which lives deep underwater near Australia and New Zealand and has frequently been called the world’s “ugliest fish,” although that’s largely based on ...