Macropinna microstoma is an amazing creature from the deep sea. She is surprising in that her head is completely transparent. Scientists suggest that in this unusual way the fish protects its deep-set eyes from predators. An eerie sight …
The head of this bizarre creature resembles an airplane cockpit: in detail you can see what the fish has inside … Due to this body structure, this fish clearly shows barrel-shaped eyes with a round lens. This fish was photographed deep in the ocean off the central coast of California by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
The 15-centimeter Macropinna microstoma fish has been known since 1939, but only from mutilated specimens that fell into the hands of researchers from a fishing net. Now, finally, scientists have observed her alive in a familiar environment.
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