Video of a fish with a transparent head

February 25, 2009 @ 1:39 pm

This species of fish is called Macropinna microstoma. It is unique because of its transparent frontal lobe which visibly shows two green spheres acting as a set of tubular eyes. These eyes can rotate a remarkable range allowing the fish to see predators and prey. Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute liken the transparent dome to the covering of a jet cockpit.

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