This remarkable fish was found by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) just off the coast of Central California.
What remarkable about this small fish known as Barreleye Fish (Macropinna microstoma) is that it has a transparent dome covering its head. But, if you're thinking that the things you see inside the transparent dome are the insides of its head, the you're wrong.
The green sphere shaped thing is not a brain but a part of the fish's super sensitive, tubular shaped eyes. The eyes face upwards and were believed to be fixed in position until recently when scientists discovered that the eyes can tilt to face forward. What looked like a pair of eyes on the fish's face however, are not eyes at all. they are the fish's nostrils!
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