Blobfish sheds ‘world’s ugliest animal’ title after winning New Zealand ‘fish of the year’
The decidedly unattractive creature dominated the competition in the contest run by Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, ...
‘Curious’ great white shark approaches camera off New Zealand. See ‘very rare’ video
When scientists in New Zealand checked the footage from an underwater camera, they expected to see a variety of fish and some sharks, and they did. But, much to their surprise, they had also recorded ...
Blobfish overcomes notoriety as ‘world’s ugliest animal’ to win New Zealand’s ‘fish of the year’
It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world’s ugliest animal.
Rare great white shark footage in NZ waters a ‘shock’ to researchers
A curious great white shark has been captured eyeballing a camera set up to record footage of fish species in Fiordland and ...
Critter of the Week Australasian flying fish
This week's critter is the maroro or Australasian flying fish, Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus melanocercus, one of five flying ...