Fish with transparent head, "barrel" eyes first photos
source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/photogalleries/fish-transparent-head-barrele...
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The fish, discovered alive in the deep water off California's central coast by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), is the first specimen of its kind to be found with its soft transparent dome intact.
The 6-inch (15-centimeter) barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) had been known since 1939—but only from mangled specimens dragged to the surface by nets.
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Lehvin
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WOW............
- 2 years ago
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Lehvin
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Bigdog_mike
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they shoulda called it the glasshead
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Bigdog_mike
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dariusvons
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weird.
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dariusvons
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Brotha_B
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Fascinating... There are so many things we just DON'T know about the Earth and it's other inhabitants.
- 2 years ago
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Brotha_B
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m_izzo
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am i the only one who doesn't see it's real eyes / understand how they operate?
this feels like the 80's when transparency was cool.
lol awesome fish though, wouldn't dare it either - 2 years ago
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m_izzo
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Melk
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This is soooo cool.
A part of me wants to beleive its fake but... National Geographic wouldn't lie to me .... Right?
they can't. My foundations would be shattered.
if you cant trust National Geographic who CAN you trust? - 2 years ago
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Melk
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paulos
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that is totally wicked
- 2 years ago
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paulos
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HaloedGriot
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This could be one of three things:
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Google Maps in development with National Geographic, discussing the topic of oceanic cataloging.2.
Pixar setting up the earliest April Fool's joke I have ever taken part in.3.
Knowledge that was of no surprise and fascinating to see with my own eyes.The Barrel Eye. Does it have a defense mechanism? What are its predators, beside man?
- 2 years ago
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HaloedGriot
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SometimesTheFur
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I want more! Gimme!
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SometimesTheFur
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animaladvocate
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Why is it that cool stuff happens and the government or whoever waits YEARS to tell us? Is this fish a terrorist or something? Geez.
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animaladvocate
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KI4CLZ
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A new level of creepy-ness in our oceans...
- 2 years ago
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KI4CLZ
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Alisa_Panova
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Transparency is not a completely new quality for fish. There is Kryptopterus bicirrhis, whose transparent body allows you to see this fish' skeleton, brain, and color of the food it ate.
- 2 years ago
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Alisa_Panova
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ras_menelik
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Alisa_Panova:
a type of catfish?
Glass catfish, Ghost catfish. Kryptopterus bicirrhis
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ras_menelik
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Alisa_Panova
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Alisa_Panova:
ras_menelik,
yes it is a catfish. they are rather popular as pet fish and can't stand living alone. - 2 years ago
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Alisa_Panova
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SDLN
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Is it wrong that I only wonder what it tastes like?
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SDLN
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ras_menelik
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the clip
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ras_menelik
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Bigdog_mike
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ras_menelik:
thanks for this vid!
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Bigdog_mike
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ras_menelik
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anm13-DeepOceanFish-Transparent
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ras_menelik
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lazer_bean
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It looks really fake, but if its not... Jesus.
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lazer_bean
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j_alexander00
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Its brain looks like a leaf.
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j_alexander00
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jeenabeena
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awwwwwwww it's so cute!!!
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jeenabeena
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swami
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Sad that this pic isn't real.
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swami
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Denica_Cassandra
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do the salmon dance! lol
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Denica_Cassandra
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TabulaRasa
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Denica_test:
And yet I still have no idea how to do the salmon dance.... for shame
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TabulaRasa
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Paulyfish
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Wont be long until somebody trys this with Wasabi
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Paulyfish
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malathion
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yep . whatwith genetic engineering you'll be able to have a kid with a transparent head someday .
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malathion
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ras_menelik
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malathion:
I'v got GMO transparent tomato seeds,can't see em!
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ras_menelik
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k8_hj
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That's awesome!
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k8_hj
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itdango
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i wonder what the evolutionary benefit of having a clear cranium is?
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itdango
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Jimi_Tryptamine
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itdango:
It can rotate its eyes to look above itself as well as in front. It uses this to locate food.
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Jimi_Tryptamine
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itdango
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itdango:
thanks jimi!
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itdango
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ras_menelik
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itdango:
watch the video!
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ras_menelik
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afishlikeme
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it doesnt look real, but a transparent head is really cool
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afishlikeme
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el_chivo
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The only thing I can say when I see this is: so freaking cool!
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el_chivo
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Elligirl
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So very cool!
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Elligirl
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MildGhost
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You know they will make lamps out of these.
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MildGhost
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St_Alia_10191
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That's crazy!
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St_Alia_10191
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Killswitch
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i bet he gets picked on by the other fish a lot
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Killswitch
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photochick
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aahh....its a little techno-Flipper!
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photochick
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sensemilla
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM9o4VnfHJU
Real for sure
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sensemilla
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TabulaRasa
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sensemilla:
That was still computer generatred though...
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TabulaRasa
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osiris326
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sensemilla:
Bruce Robison sounds like a mix between Ben Stien (with his monotone voice) and William Shanter.
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osiris326
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jahbini
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Is that even real??? It looks too much like a computer generated image. April Fool's at the Nat Geo?
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jahbini
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swami
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jahbini:
Yep. Looks like a computer-generated pic. Sort of cartoonish, eh? :-)
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swami
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VynalFrontier
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is that Nemo?
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VynalFrontier
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Mr_Costello
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What shall we call him?
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Mr_Costello
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karlos_dawise
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How come the picture was taken in 2004, but not released till now?
Funky fish...
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TabulaRasa
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karlos_dawise:
My question as well... what was the hold up?
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TabulaRasa
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thechilipepper0
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karlos_dawise:
science usually takes a few years b/w discovery and publishing to write things up, do some analysis, etc. its publish or perish, and you can't publish if you've been scooped
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thechilipepper0
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adambyron
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That's amazing.
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adambyron
