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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

After decades of eluding human detection, a deep-sea fish with a transparent skull has finally been captured on camera. This remarkable creature offers fresh insights into the unique biology of ...

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.

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 ...

A rarely seen and bizarre deep sea fish with a see-through head and big glowing green eyes has been filmed off the coast of California. The barreleye fish was spotted during a dive organized by the ...

The Barrel-Eye fish lives about a half-mile under the ocean’s surface and has only been captured on camera nine times by the divers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. That’s nine times out of more than ...

The Pacific barreleye fish has a has a see-through head. And that’s not just so it can weird you out by looking like a living terrarium — it’s for an even creepier reason. The fish’s noggin is ...