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Thursday
Feb262009

A fish with a transparent head

The common name for the fish is "barreleyes." Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute investigators recently figured out why this species has such an unusual head. Its eyes can actually rotate within its "skull," so the transparency allows the wary swimmer to keep a literal eye on happenings above it, as well as to the sides and directly in front.  LINK

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Looks like something from "Finding Nemo"

February 26, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMaineFlyBoi

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