blaze98 February 24, 2009 February 24, 2009 Fish with see through head Strange Fish Has See-Through Head bizarre deep-water fish called the barreleye has a transparent head and tubular eyes. Since the fish's discovery in 1939, biologists have known the eyes were very good at collecting light. But their shape seemed to leave the fish with tunnel vision. Now scientists say the eyes rotate, allowing the barreleye to see directly forward or look upward through its transparent head. The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) is adapted for life in a pitch-black environment of the deep sea, where sunlight does not reach. They use their ultra-sensitive tubular eyes to search for the faint silhouettes of prey overhead. Barreleyes, just a few inches long, are thought to eat small fishes and jellyfish. The green pigments in their eyes may filter out sunlight coming directly from the sea surface, helping the barreleye spot the bioluminescent glow of jellies or other animals directly overhead. When it spots prey (such as a drifting jelly), a barreleye rotates its eyes forward and swims upward, in feeding mode.
MisterTang February 24, 2009 February 24, 2009 Yet another reason why I do not swim when I go to the beach
Boret February 24, 2009 February 24, 2009 Now scientists say the eyes rotate, allowing the barreleye to see directly forward or look upward through its transparent head. I didn't know my boss was a Barreleye fish.....
HowardofNOVA February 24, 2009 February 24, 2009 Ya think that is where Sun Roof's where invented from? bizarre fish!!
vaironman February 25, 2009 February 25, 2009 Looks unreal..like it's photoshopped.. The cool thing is it's real and even have a short video clip of the barreleye fish, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4797025/Fi...arent-head.html
blaze98 February 25, 2009 Author February 25, 2009 that thing looks so creepy, yet I can't look away.
flowerseller February 25, 2009 February 25, 2009 That might good if our wives had see through heads, we could see what the H-E-double hockey sticks their talking about. scratch that, we gotta at least be listening first or pretending to be.
zotzer February 25, 2009 February 25, 2009 It looks like some sort of sci-fi cartoon character. Wow! Tracy
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