blobfish is fish of the year

Not Beautiful But Blobfish Becomes Fish of the Year

@RasmaSandra (83324)

Daytona Beach, Florida

March 22, 2025 3:01pm CST

The poor blobfish was named the world's ugliest animal in 2013. Since then it has climbed the scales to the prominent position of Fish of the Year in New Zealand. . These fish are found off the coast of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. The blobfish might never look any better but it beat out the organge roughy by almost 300 votes to get its title.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/18/science/blobish-fish-year-newzealand-scli-intl?utm

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/18/science/blobish-fish-year-newzealand-scli-intl?utm

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Gayle Harrelson

@2ndchances24 (10122)

• Cloverdale, Indiana

23 Mar

I bet it would be a nice catch for fishing being the size it looks.

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@RasmaSandra (83324)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

23 Mar

@2ndchances24 I just had a comment here by @id_peace that they are used in Japanese cuisine

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Gayle Harrelson

@2ndchances24 (10122)

• Cloverdale, Indiana

24 Mar

@RasmaSandra So they can be for food, wonder what they taste like.

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@grenery8 (14951)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

13h

it looks like me when i feel down

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@RasmaSandra (83324)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

11h

surely it can't be all that bad

ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (15268)

• Singapore

23 Mar

While they may look ugly, they are relatively tasty especially their liver. They are a dish in the Japanese Cuisine.

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@RasmaSandra (83324)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

23 Mar

@id_peace now I really feel sorry for the blobfish

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (43032)

• United States

23 Mar

He's so ugly, he's almost cute.

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@RasmaSandra (83324)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

23 Mar

@1creekgirl sometimes ugly is cute in a way

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@JudyEv (349046)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Mar

There is a saying that 'only a mother could love it' which just about applies here.

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@andriaperry (118553)

• Anniston, Alabama

23 Mar

Aww poor blowfish.

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@kareng (71060)

• United States

22 Mar

I've never heard of them.

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@Juliaacv (52706)

• Canada

22 Mar

It is a really ugly fish, talk about big lips.

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@noni1959 (10314)

• United States

22 Mar

I've seen much uglier fish.

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@Deepizzaguy (107990)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

23 Mar

The blobfish does look kind of ugly.

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