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FIRST PHOTOS: Fish With Transparent Head, "Barrel" Eyes
nationalgeographic ^ | February 23, 2009

Posted on 02/23/2009 6:52:47 PM PST by JoeProBono

With a head like a fighter-plane cockpit, a Pacific barreleye fish shows off its highly sensitive, barrel-like eyes—topped by green, orblike structures—in a picture released today but taken in 2004.

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.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: barreleye; fish; macropinna; rachelmaddow
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To: rabidralph

21 posted on 02/23/2009 7:19:49 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: LikeLight

It saddens me that people can see something so magnificent as a cell, thousands of times more complex than any machine man has ever dreamed of, yet deny the existence of a Maker.


22 posted on 02/23/2009 7:21:02 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money. Margret Thatcher)
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To: LikeLight

Amen!


23 posted on 02/23/2009 7:21:38 PM PST by stevio (Crunchy Con - God, guns, guts, and organically grown crunchy nuts.)
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To: Majie Purple

That’s freaky. The face looks almost human :o


24 posted on 02/23/2009 7:23:20 PM PST by silent_jonny ("Be anxious for nothing ... let your requests be made known to God" - Philippians 4:6)
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To: silent_jonny

HAhahaha! Your ping reply came in @ 24! :)


25 posted on 02/23/2009 7:27:16 PM PST by Majie Purple ( Testing...1,2,3,testing...)
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To: silent_jonny

HAhahaha! Your ping reply came in @ 24! :)


26 posted on 02/23/2009 7:27:17 PM PST by Majie Purple ( Testing...1,2,3,testing...)
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To: SunkenCiv

Dude WTF


27 posted on 02/23/2009 7:29:08 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: JoeProBono

God is the ultimate geek. *bows*


28 posted on 02/23/2009 7:32:26 PM PST by Ancient Drive (will)
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To: Majie Purple
:)

;)

29 posted on 02/23/2009 7:35:25 PM PST by silent_jonny ("Be anxious for nothing ... let your requests be made known to God" - Philippians 4:6)
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To: JoeProBono

man, that is an interesting photo!


30 posted on 02/23/2009 7:35:32 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: LikeLight

Agreed, and bookmarked!


31 posted on 02/23/2009 7:36:00 PM PST by BattleHymn
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To: martin_fierro
Fish License
32 posted on 02/23/2009 7:36:51 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: silent_jonny

Do those 2 different puctuation smiley’s represent the 2 different Threads?
:)


33 posted on 02/23/2009 7:38:25 PM PST by Majie Purple ( Testing...1,2,3,testing...)
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To: silent_jonny

Goodnight!

I can see clearly now,its brain is gone...:)


34 posted on 02/23/2009 7:41:00 PM PST by Majie Purple ( Testing...1,2,3,testing...)
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To: gieriscm

absolute coolness ping


35 posted on 02/23/2009 7:41:15 PM PST by BCR #226 (07/02 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
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To: martin_fierro
I think we learned all about this in school.
Smoking Crab - Only A Bull Riding Monkey Is As Cool As This Demotivational Poster

36 posted on 02/23/2009 7:43:54 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: LikeLight

Bump!


37 posted on 02/23/2009 7:45:16 PM PST by BenLurkin (Mornie` utulie`. Mornie` alantie`.)
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To: LikeLight
God is cool and he designs interesting fish.....
38 posted on 02/23/2009 7:47:26 PM PST by Kimmers (Working hard so Obamas friends don't have to)
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To: LikeLight

Amen! to your reply @ # 3!!


39 posted on 02/23/2009 7:48:16 PM PST by Majie Purple ( Testing...1,2,3,testing...)
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To: Kimmers

I concure with your reply @ # 38!


40 posted on 02/23/2009 7:50:02 PM PST by Majie Purple ( Testing...1,2,3,testing...)
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