‘Hideous’ blobfish named world’s ugliest animal

A living blancmange that dwells in the darkest depths of the ocean has been officially named the world’s ugliest animal.

The blobfish, described as “hideous” by Simon Watt from the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, is milky white and jelly-like.

Measuring up to a foot in length, it lives between 600 and 1,200 metres below the ocean surface off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania.