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 ...

It seems that the deeper one goes into the sea, the stranger underwater creatures become. For the most part, anyway. Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), for example, ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

While it's very true that, as the great Ian Malcolm once said, "life finds a way," that way can sometimes veer quite far off the beaten path. One of the most beautiful and strange examples of this is ...

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 ...

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 ...

The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) has extremely light-sensitive eyes that can rotate within a transparent, fluid-filled shield on its head. The fish’s tubular eyes are capped by bright green ...

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 ...

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.

It seems that the deeper one goes into the sea, the stranger underwater creatures become. For the most part, anyway. Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), for example, ...