Mystery Of Deep-sea Fish With Tubular Eyes And Transparent Head Solved
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 11:22
in Biology & Nature
Marine biologists recently solved the half-century-old mystery of a fish with tubular eyes and a transparent head. This fish's unusual eyes can rotate within a transparent shield that covers the fish's head. This allows the barreleye to peer up at potential prey or focus forward to see what it is eating.