BEAUTIFUL BARRELEYE: The wee wonder is described by the Cannery Row institution as "incredibly elusive," a fish that " lives in the ocean's twilight zone, at depths of 2,000 to 2,600 feet." The ...

It seems that the deeper one goes into the sea, the stranger underwater creatures become. For the most part, anyway. Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), for example, ...

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Model for future space-going animals with built-in helmets? This is a fish whose eyeballs sit in the middle of its transparent head, getting a wraparound view of the universe. via Monterey Bay ...

Can you imagine how cool it would be to see out of your forehead? That is what the incredible barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) can do. Moreover, a transparent head is not the only impressive ...

MOSS LANDING, CA — Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently solved the half-century-old mystery of a fish with tubular eyes and a transparent head. Ever since the ...

A bizarre deep-water fish called the barreleye has a transparent head and tubular eyes. Since the fish's discovery in 1939, biologists have known the eyes were very good at collecting light. But their ...

Something very freaky is lurking in the deep waters off the California coast. Researchers aboard a deep sea vessel spotted a barreleye fish and captured the rare sighting on video. The bizarre-looking ...

Imagine seeing out of your forehead. That is what the Pacific barreleye fish can do. This rare deep-sea fish lives in the North Pacific Ocean. Its transparent head and rotating eyes make it stand out.

Deep in the ocean's twilight zone, a creature with a remarkable adaptation thrives: the barreleye fish. This unusual fish possesses tubular eyes that can rotate upwards, allowing it to peer through ...

Something very freaky is lurking in the deep waters off the California coast. Researchers aboard a deep sea vessel spotted a barreleye fish and captured the rare sighting on video. The bizarre-looking ...