![]() ![]() These deep sea fish from the Southwest Pacific live in a world where there is a lot more pressure and that squeezes their gooey tissues into a much more respectable fish-shape. Basically, the embodiment of how people feel when they hear the word 'moist', but that description is pretty unfair. I mean, it was voted the ugliest animal in 2013 and it's just so pink and fleshy. 1) Blobfish When you think of an ugly fish, the blobfish is probably the first one that comes to mind. Besides, they're not trying to impress us, so let's give seven of these not-so-stunning fish their moment in the underwater spotlight. Their strange shapes or creepy appendages help them win over mates, find food, and generally live their best lives in unique and sometimes surprising ways. ![]() (Intro) When we think about residents of our oceans, lakes, and rivers, we often focus on beautiful ones, like colorful angelfish or the invasive but stunning lionfish, but what about the fish that are a bit, well, homely? Things like blobfish or wolf eels certainly aren't winning any beauty pageants, but they still deserve our admiration, respect, and love, especially since their "ugly" traits are actually incredible examples of evolutionary innovation. Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters Noe, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Kevin Carpentier, Eric Jensen, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Avi Yashchin, Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Join Olivia Gordon for a fun and interesting new episode of SciShow! Let's show some love to those ugly fish! These 7 types of fish are extraordinarily ugly-but for a good reason! Some fish will never win any beauty pageants, but they still deserve our admiration because these“ugly” traits are actually incredible examples of evolutionary innovation. ![]()
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