Marine biologists recently solved the half-century-old mystery of a fish with tubular eyes and a transparent head. This fish's unusual eyes can rotate within a transparent shield that covers the ...

Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in California, USA have been able to collect more information about the elusive barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma). The ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The craziest fish we’ve ever seen? Perhaps. (The lanternfish is also a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The fish is rarely caught on camera, and scientists still have a lot to learn about it. Hundreds of metres below the surface in Monterey Bay, California, scientists have caught a rare glimpse of a ...

Divers from Monterey Bay Research Institute have only seen the barreleye fish in the ocean nine times. (Monterey Bay Research Institute) The barreleye fish lives deep in the ocean. (Monterey Bay ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A bizarre deep-water fish called the barreleye has a transparent head and tubular eyes. Since the ...

Last week, scientists captured footage of a fish with a bulbous, translucent head and green orb-like eyes that peer out through its forehead. The bizarre sea creature was found thousands of feet ...

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 ...

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 ...