In the icy, lightless depths of the Pacific Ocean, a fish lurks that seems straight out of a science-fiction movie. The barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) is equipped with tubular green eyes encased inside a transparent, fluid-filled dome that makes up its entire head. This creature was first described in 1939, but it remained poorly understood for decades due to its …
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