Barreleyes, also known as spook fish (a name also applied to several species of chimaera), are small deep-sea argentiniform fish comprising the family Opisthoproctidae found in tropical-to-temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. [1][2][3][4]

The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) is a small deep-sea fish with a dome-shaped transparent head that contains glowing green eyes. This family of fish has been found in the Bering Sea and off the coast of Baja California, but there have only been a handful of sightings.

在深海2000多英尺处生活着一种奇特的小型鱼类，它们叫做“管眼鱼”（barreleye），长着透明的头部和管状眼睛。 管眼鱼的学名是“Macropinna microstoma”，这是一种适应海底漆黑环境的 深海鱼，在海底2000英尺的区域，太阳光很难照射进来。

2023年4月14日 · The barreleye fish is typically dark gray or black and relatively small, ranging in size up to about six inches. This strange-looking fish is well known for its amazing eyes: two large green tubes or barrels that naturally rest looking upwards (although they can also rotate to face forward which can help them better see their next meal).

Also known as Spook Fish, this group of Barreleye fish are named for the shape of their eyes, which resemble tubes or barrels. Their unusual eyes allow the fish to see in total darkness and are directed upwards. These deep-sea creatures are incredibly rare and there have only been a handful of sightings in recent years.

This peculiar fish is known for its strange eyes — two bright green upward-pointing orbs that are visible through the transparent dome on its forehead. The upward-pointing eyes are able to spot prey above them in the water column but can rotate forward when needed.

These deep-dwelling fish can see through their own foreheads. Even in a world full of adaptations for seeing in near-total darkness, the barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) stands out as …

The Macropinna Microstoma, or Barreleye fish, depends on its vision to persevere in the harsh deep sea. It’s known for the bulbous, green eyes that rest within its transparent head, which can detect sunlight at a depth mankind needs robotics to reach.

2022年1月26日 · Barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma), also known as spookfish, are one of those deep-sea species that looks otherworldly. They’ve got transparent heads that reveal their eyes, brains, and other organs, making them a fascination of ocean scientists for generations.

Opisthoproctus soleatus is a species of fish referred to as the barreleye, being the type genus and species of the family Opisthoproctidae. The species lives in most tropical seas, but is more common in the eastern Atlantic, from western Ireland to Mauritania and from Sierra Leone to Angola, and also in the South China Sea. O. soleatus can grow to a standard length of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in ...