Something very freaky is lurking in the deep waters off the California coast. Researchers aboard a deep sea vessel spotted a barreleye fish and captured the rare sighting on video. The bizarre-looking ...

Barreleye fish are named for their unique, barrel-shaped eyes. These eyes can rotate, allowing the fish to look both upward and straight ahead. Their eyes also have bright green lenses protected ...

Can you imagine how cool it would be to see out of your forehead? That is what the incredible barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) can do. Moreover, a transparent head is not the only impressive ...

Deep-sea fish, a group of inhabitants of the most light-deprived and harsh environments on our planet, have been discovered to possess a vision similar to humans. This groundbreaking finding not only ...

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...