‘The blobfish—that frowning pile of goop up there—was once crowned the world’s ugliest animal. The run-off was led by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. In 2013, the Ugly Animal Preservation Society chose the blobfish as its champion for all the animals out there whose unappealing visages garner them less support then their cute and cuddly brethren. As the Society said at the time: “The panda gets too much attention.”The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has called it a “floppy water balloon,” the BBClikened it to an ’80s dessert, and The Guardian designated it “a marine Jabba the Hut.” …’

LOTS of interesting info in the article.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com...al-blobfish-6676336/

I'll see the blobfish and raise you an anglerfish.

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Originally posted by egregore:
I'll see the blobfish and raise you an anglerfish.

Made famous by “Finding Nemo”. There isn’t a child in the states that doesn’t recognize that nightmare!!