Blobfish, whose Vietnamese name is water drop fish, scientific name is Psychrolutes marcidus is certainly not a strange image to many people.

The title of `the world’s ugliest animal` of the teardrop fish has even been recognized by an organization.

At that time, the association was looking for a mascot that could represent all the animals whose unattractive appearance made them less popular than others.

The results of the contest were not too controversial because most people had to admit that the teardrop fish has a shape that makes people impressed at first sight.

Although famous for its ugly appearance, very few people know the truth about the shape of the teardrop fish.

Psychrolutes marcidus is a deep-water fish that lives mainly off the coast of Australia, at a distance of 600 to 1,200 meters above sea level.

Because they live at lower depths than most types of fish, blobfish also had to evolve to withstand the enormous pressure at the bottom of the sea.

“Unlike most other fish species, those that live at this depth do not have fish bladders inside their bodies to be able to survive under extreme pressure,” said Henry Reich, a marine biologist.

However, when taken out of its familiar environment thousands of meters deep under the sea, the entire body of the waterdrop fish will immediately sag.

In other words, only when caught by humans, the waterdrop fish will `bulge` and become ugly and unsightly like what we have seen.

Source: Smithsonianmag