A Rare Deep-Sea Creature With a Transparent Head Was Just Caught on Camera
Footage: VICE
On October 22, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute filmed a barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) at a depth of about 1,970 feet, 55 miles off Monterey Canyon, California. The video captured the rare transparent‑headed species, which MBARI has observed only 11 times in nearly four decades.
Source: A Rare Deep-Sea Creature With a Transparent Head Was Just Caught on Camera — VICE
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