Researchers solve mystery of deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and transparent head • MBARI

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.

Researchers solve mystery of deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and transparent head • MBARI, fish

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Researchers solve mystery of deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and transparent head • MBARI, fish

Researchers solve mystery of deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and transparent head • MBARI, fish

Researchers solve mystery of deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and transparent head • MBARI, fish

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Tubular Fish Eyes Defy Evolution The Institute for Creation Research

Researchers solve mystery of deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and transparent head • MBARI

Tubular Fish Eyes Defy Evolution The Institute for Creation Research

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