Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A picture of a barreleye fish shows its transparent head and tubular eyes. Why it's awesome: As their name suggests, barreleye ...

A 35-day expedition into one of the least explored parts of the Atlantic Ocean has produced two very different discoveries: the first footage of the elusive barreleye fish Winteria telescopa alive in ...

The Pacific barreleye fish, dwelling in the deep ocean, possesses a transparent skull and tubular eyes, showcasing remarkable adaptations for survival. Its unique head shields its eyes from harm while ...

Far below the sunlit surface of the Pacific Ocean lives a fish that seems to challenge ordinary ideas about anatomy. Known as the Pacific barreleye, this small deep-sea species spends its life in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It seems that the deeper one goes into the sea, the stranger underwater creatures become. For the most part, anyway. Scientists ...

The barreleye fish’s light-sensitive eyes rotate within the transparent, fluid-filled shield on its head. The fish’s tubular eyes have bright green lenses. The 2 spots above the fish’s mouth are not ...

The barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) is known for its strange eyes and transparent dome for a head head — features that make it look more like a creature from science fiction than reality. The ...

Guys and gals, I’d like to introduce you to this little deep sea beauty known as the Barreleye fish (also known as the spook fish). These creatures are normally found around the tropical or ...

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 ...

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How the Pacific barreleye fish uses its unique eyes to see in the deep sea The Pacific barreleye spends most of its life between roughly 600 and 800 metres below the ocean surface, an area often ...