Once named world’s ugliest animal, blobfish wins New Zealand’s fish of the year | New Zealand
Wasted once “Worning an animal in the world” Now, the indispensable Blobfish contains a new Jung in his name: General Fish in New Zealand.
The winning types of resulting fish, Psychologicals Marcidus, He lives in a very pressing depth off the coast New Zealand Australia has developed a unique dissection of existence. Blobfish does not have a swimming bladder, a full skeleton, muscles or standards. Instead, their bodies consist of brown tissue with a lower intensity of water that allows them to float over the sea floor.
Conrad Corta, the spokesperson for the mountains, says this type is able to live up to 130 years. save Confidence that manages annual competition.
He says: “It is a kind of sitting there and waiting for prey to approach the mouth and go practically in his mouth before eating them.” It is also one of the “assigned parents” with females that put up to 100,000 eggs in one nest, protecting them until you hatch.
Fish found fame for more than a decade after a Member of a New Zealand research ship Take a picture of the animal rarely seen. Its distinctive appearance has been quickly adopted in the M and M and a Culture.
Corta said that water pressure imposes its shape in the form of regular fish – albeit swollen – but one of the depths that can resemble a “failed medical experiment.”
“Unfortunately, when it is pulled … this sudden decline leads to everything deformed,” says Courta.
It is not much known about the state of preservation due to the lack of research, but its inhabitants and habitats are considered vulnerable to hunting in the depths of the seas.
“The point fish is somewhat frequently pulled from Blogging below rugged orangeCorta said.
the Mountains of preserving the sea confidence The Fish of the Year was launched in 2020, inspired by the very popular Public bird. This year witnessed the largest number of votes made in its competitor – 5,583 in 2025, compared to 1021 last year.
Blobfish defeated 1,286 votes, which led to the embrace of Orange Roughy by 300 votes, although the latter has strong supporters including the Greenpeace and Forest & Bird initiative and the Environmental Law initiative.
“We are very happy with the thickness of the parties,” said Aaron Bakard, a spokesman for the Environmental Law Initiative. “From the perspective of the ecosystem, Blobfish’s victory is a victory for Orange Roughy.”
New Zealand is responsible for about 80 % of global hunting Orange Rouigy. Environmental observers regularly call for stopping the fishing of species due to the devastating effects of the lower hunting on ecosystems and weaknesses in fish groups.
Among the other competitors in the competition Magic – Known as tuna in the Maori language – a Pygmy PipehormEndangery clay, shark and radiation fish.
“We have an amazing variety of marine fish and original freshwater,” says Corta, adding approximately 85 % of the weakness.
“Who – which [these fish] Often there are the first step to invest people and those interested in what is happening below the water line. “
