Obituary

A deep-sea fish that looks like a melted face — but only because it was hauled out of its crushing home — became the poster child for 'ugly' and the mascot of every Monday. It died of being misunderstood, which is the fate of all soft things.

Portrait: NOAA/MBARI · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born

2013

Died

2018

Cause of death

Elected ugliest, never recovered

Last sighting

A 'me' reaction image, 2018

Resting place

Section Y, Row 2

Category

animal