1.0 link 169502 <![CDATA[BARRELEYE FISH: See-Through Fish Caught In Photos (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/24/barreleye-fish-with-trans_n_169502.html Every now and then, nature serves up a weird animal that you can't not stare at. Well, here's one for you -- the barreleye fish, with its funky transparent face:

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently solved the half-century-old mystery of a fish with tubular eyes and a transparent head. Ever since the "barreleye" fish Macropinna microstoma was first described in 1939, marine biologists have known that it's tubular eyes are very good at collecting light. However,...
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