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, ...

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 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 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 ...

Can you imagine how cool it would be to see out of your forehead? That is what the incredible barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) can do. Moreover, a transparent head is not the only impressive ...

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 ...

The fishy denizens of the deep are many, varied and strange, and among the strangest are the barreleyes, swift little hunters with tunnel-shaped eyes that live in the darkness of the deepest waters of ...

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 ...

It might look like an alien from outer space, but this bizarre creature is a four-eyed fish that lives deep beneath the ocean on our planet. The fish's extra pair of eyes give it 360° vision, even ...

This amazing barreleye fish really does have eyes in the back of his head. Accustomed to living in the pitch black of the deep sea, the animal has developed a unique and incredibly useful ability to ...