MONTEREY, Calif. (KNX) — If you need a reminder to clear your head, let this fish be it.
Meet the barreleye fish — the latest discovery from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
"We were cruising with the ROV at 650m in the Monterey Submarine Canyon searching deep sea jellies and other midwater animals to collect for our upcoming deep sea exhibit,” Thomas Knowles, senior aquarist for institute told NBC 4.
“The barreleye first appeared very small out in the blue distance, but I immediately knew what I was looking at. It couldn't be mistaken for anything else. As we slowly approached it, excitement grew in the control room as everyone began to realize what we had found."
As for their clear heads, the fish can actually see their own forehead!
“Two small indentations where eyes might normally appear on a fish are actually the barreleye’s olfactory organs, and its eyes are two glowing green orbs behind its face that gaze up towards the top of its head,” MBARI said.
The institute tweeted they’ve only encountered this fish nine times.
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