In the cold, dark depths of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans − between 1,970 to 3,940 feet deep − the blobfish looks quite different, more like a "normal" fish, in fact.

The blobfish has long been regarded as an “aesthetically challenged” species. In 2013, it was named the “world's ugliest animal” at the British Science Festival in Newcastle, England .

The blob, who eventually will be known as Bob, isn’t a fish, though. As Vi learns, the mysterious, sentient creature learns from the world around him as he begins to take on a new shape.

In the cold, dark depths of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans − between 1,970 to 3,940 feet deep − the blobfish looks quite different, more like a "normal" fish, in fact.

In the cold, dark depths of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans − between 1,970 to 3,940 feet deep − the blobfish looks quite different, more like a "normal" fish, in fact.

The blob, who eventually will be known as Bob, isn’t a fish, though. As Vi learns, the mysterious, sentient creature learns from the world around him as he begins to take on a new shape.

“At its normal depth, it just looks like a fish,” says Su, “but we bring it up and it decomposes into this monstrous thing.” The blob, who eventually will be known as Bob, isn’t a fish ...

When Vi Liu finds a strange blob outside a college town dive bar, she’s not sure what to make of it. Eventually, and with a little help from Vi herself, the blob will morph into something beyond ...

“At its normal depth, it just looks like a fish,” says Su, “but we bring it up and it decomposes into this monstrous thing.” The blob, who eventually will be known as Bob, isn’t a fish, though. As Vi ...

The blob, who eventually will be known as Bob, isn’t a fish, though. As Vi learns, the mysterious, sentient creature learns from the world around him as he begins to take on a new shape.