‘The ugliest animal in the world’ is the fish of the year in New Zealand

Do not judge a stain on its cover.

Once the ugliest animal in the world was called for its soft and lumpy appearance, the Bandeo Fish has returned impressive: it was crowned this week as fish of the year by an environmental group in New Zealand.

The annual competition, held by the Trust of Conservation of Mountain to Sea, aims to raise awareness about the sweet and marine life of New Zealand.

This year, the Bandeanfish took home the coveted award with almost 1,300 of more than 5,500 votes cast.

It is a helpless victory for the BLOB fish, which exploded in conventional notoriety as the Pet for the ugly animal preservation society in 2013.

The gelatinous fish lives in the sea bed and grows to approximately 12 inches (30 cm) in length. They are mainly found on the coast of Australia and Tasmania, where they live at depths of 2,000-4,000 feet (600-1,200m).

While the flagfish is known for its deformed silhouette, in its natural habitat of deep water, it actually resembles a normal fish, with its shape maintained by high water pressure.

However, when they get trapped and quickly leads to the surface of the water, its body deforms in its soft shape of the seal, the same that has won the reputation of being among the ugliest creatures that the world has seen.

In second place was Orange Roughy, a deep -waters fish in the Slimehead family, known by the mucous channels in their heads.

It was “a battle of the not deeper of the sea,” said Kim Jones, co -director of the mountains to the Sea conservation trust. “A battle of two extravagant bugs of deep water, with the unconventional beauty of the Mogolla fish helping voters to voters through the line.”

Orange Roughy had appeared on the way to La Victoria, until a couple of local presenters of the Radio Station began a passionate campaign for BLOB fish.

“There is a promising fish, you need your vote,” Sarah Gandy and Paul Flynn, hosts of the local radio network plus FM, urged the listeners in their program last week. “We need the flagfish to win.”

The news of the Blobfish victory has been held by the radio presenters.

“The government fish had been sitting patiently at the bottom of the ocean, the mouth open waiting for the next mollusk to eat,” said the couple. “He has been intimidated all his life and we think: ‘Things this, it is time for the Bandefish to have its moment in the sun’, and what a glorious moment is!”

In addition to the mollusks, the tray fish also eats custody as crabs and lobsters, as well as sea urchins.

Instead of a skeleton and scales, the drop drop drop has a soft body and flaccid skin.

According to the ten nominees of the ten nominees for the fish of the year, the conservation groups are vulnerable, according to the Sea Conservation Trust mountains. This includes the Blob fish, which are vulnerable to deep water drag.

New Zealand also has a Bird of the Year contest, organized by the Forest & Bird Conservation Organization. The last winner, crowned last September, was the Horse, a rare species of penguin.