Tourists in southwestern China got a bit of a fright when they thought they spotted a human face floating through a lake. Turns out the spooky sight was actually a fish with some unique markings.

At least in the beginning, the blob is based on the blobfish, which lives deep underwater near Australia and New Zealand and has frequently been called the world’s “ugliest fish,” although ...

“The blob-headed fish has an incredibly bizarre head that ... it possible to implement effective conservation measures in the ...