Feb 24 2009I See Your Brain: Fish Has See-Through Head
The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma for you ichthyologists) is a deepwater fish that has a see-through, fluid filled head in which it moves its eyeballs. And that, dear reader, is freaking awesome.
Barreleyes, just a few inches long, are thought to eat small fishes and jellyfish. The green pigments in their eyes may filter out sunlight coming directly from the sea surface, helping the barreleye spot the bioluminescent glow of jellies or other animals directly overhead. When it spots prey (such as a drifting jelly), a barreleye rotates its eyes forward and swims upward, in feeding mode.
What a freak! Reminds me of a girl I used to date that had a wandering eye. My God that turned me on. When she was looking at you it was like she was looking through you. Well, with her good eye anyways, the other was always wandering over your shoulder. Damn I miss that eye.
Strange Fish Has See-Through Head [aolnews]
Thanks to Pat, who has eyes in the back of his head that he can't use because he needs a haircut.
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Reader Comments
1. tbone - February 24, 2009 12:26 PM
cant see any brains in this head.....
2. poodles - February 24, 2009 12:26 PM
this is awesome and i am first again! maybe
3. poodles - February 24, 2009 12:27 PM
crap
4. Amanda - February 24, 2009 12:30 PM
That is freakin awesome
5. Delgo - February 24, 2009 12:32 PM
Dude, FAKE???
F ucking 2 Liter soda bottle.
Get real.
6. Timbo - February 24, 2009 12:42 PM
I'm going fishing for one of these this weekend....
7. E of R - February 24, 2009 12:43 PM
Quick Robin! To the Batmobile, we're off to PetSmart!
8. Donovan - February 24, 2009 1:05 PM
first thought - wonder what it taste like?
9. Azareph - February 24, 2009 1:24 PM
@ 8: You mean the fluid or the whole fish? I wonder about the fluid
10. catch22 - February 24, 2009 1:25 PM
almost thought its brain were angel fish...like it was a fish-fistank
11. Receptical - February 24, 2009 1:30 PM
check out this HD video of that crazy barreleye fish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM9o4VnfHJU
12. gizmoduck - February 24, 2009 1:36 PM
hmmmm
fake?
seems too gewd to be true girl.
girl you know its true
13. gizmoduck - February 24, 2009 1:39 PM
chris dane owens will rape your womenz and burn your homes.
obey him or that fish will die by his hand.
tonight we strike there is thunder in the sky.
together we fight! some of us will die, but we'll always remember that we made a stand.
and many will die by his hand.
14. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - February 24, 2009 2:31 PM
STOP STARING AT ME!
*I'm not...
I CAN SEE INSIDE YOUR HEAD! YOU'RE STARING AT ME!
*Shit, I keep forgetting about that.
15. Daisy - February 24, 2009 2:51 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was pledging a college fraternity and was forced to shoplift a bunch of stuff for a party from the local grocery store. He also invited the checkout girl to the party, who got drunk and fell asleep in his room. He delivered her home in a shopping cart.
16. Mr. Angry - February 24, 2009 6:25 PM
he looks sad
:(
17. annie - February 24, 2009 6:30 PM
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18. Pwns. - February 24, 2009 11:45 PM
I see boobs in his head
But hey, why take my word for it.
We all have a mind of our own
19. Ollie Williams - February 25, 2009 10:30 AM
Sadfish is sad.
20. salma - February 25, 2009 11:09 AM
looks fake to me
21. DeeplyTroubled - February 25, 2009 11:16 AM
Holy F-ing Crap!!! That thing is REAL!!?! If my head was see-through you wouldn't see anything right now b/c my mind is completely blown away! I thought that sad little thing was for sure a Fake (maybe the next Pixar film), but that video (@11) makes me think otherwise. Wow. Nature, man, nature...
22. DeeplyTroubled - February 26, 2009 11:32 AM
"Penny for your thoughts Sadfish. Oh wait.... there they are."
23. Angel Mass - February 26, 2009 1:23 PM
Video of this fish here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM9o4VnfHJU
24. Amy - February 26, 2009 2:15 PM
Ugh, this is getting WAY too out of hand...everywhere that news vid appears, people start duking it out on whether this is "proof" that god exists of not. Like, seriously at one another's throats over something so ridiculously stupid.
Ah, the internet...the true breeding grounds of asshats, twats and morons since the early 90's.
25. Chet - March 6, 2009 10:06 AM
This one screams fake!
Has anyone ever seen transparent bones, especially a skull? I think not. There are many transparent fish but you can always see bone...including a skull... Also most fish have side articulated eyes(except flounder of course)...