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The blobfish may not win any beauty contests, but it has taken the crown as New Zealand’s fish of the year. How the tide has turned for what was declared the world’s ugliest animal in 2013.

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"Mr. Blobby" is a blobfish discovered in 2003 off the coast of New Zealand. The preserved specimen is now housed at the Australian Museum in Sydney. jamasca66 via Flickr under CC BY-NC 2.0 Squishy ...