barreleye- see-through head

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jbnebres

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Macropinna microstoma. i never heard of these crazy species.
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"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, well inside the head, are capped by bright green lenses. The eyes point upward (as shown here) when the fish is looking for food overhead. They point forward when the fish is feeding. The two spots above the fish's mouth are not eyes: those are olfactory organs called nares, which are analogous to human nostrils. Credit: © 2004 MBARI" [http://www.livescience.com/animals/090223-fish-head.html]
 
i'm not surprised, but i didn't realize til too late this was a repost. [mods pls delete if need be]

[Heres] the link to the other thread.
 
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