FfFfFfFF 58,131 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Thousands of feet beneath the surface of Monterey Bay off California, scientists recently captured footage of a fish with a bulbous, translucent head and green orb-like eyes that peer out through its forehead. This bizarre creature, known as a barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma), is very rarely seen. Researchers with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have only spotted the species nine times. At the time, the ROV was cruising at a depth of about 2,132 feet (650 meters) in the Monterey Submarine Canyon, one of the deepest submarine canyons on the Pacific coast, Thomas Knowles, a senior aquarist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, told Live Science in an email. "The barreleye first appeared very small out in the blue distance, but I immediately knew what I was looking at. It couldn’t be mistaken for anything else," he said. As a buzz of excitement rippled through the control room, Knowles kept the ROV camera in focus while the ROV pilot Knute Brekke kept the underwater robot pointed at the barreleye. "We all knew that this was likely a once in a lifetime experience," since the elusive creature is seen so very rarely, Knowles said. Source - https://www.livescience.com/barreleye-fish-seen-on-dive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gothicdream 39,660 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, Ronk said: Is it a threat to Gaga? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Awakened M 3,239 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 2 hours ago, AndiGaga said: Would make a good pokemon Psychic/Water type I'm not getting any sleep tonight because I woke up to a beautiful life. I'm awake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,131 Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 12/18/2021 at 4:16 PM, Robo Ga said: Her eye makeup is everything Surely she's making some 'waves' down there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,131 Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 12/18/2021 at 6:19 PM, TimisaMonster said: I've seen this before...so many unique and alien looking creatures below Was it this video? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlash 14,539 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 For some nebulous reason I read the title as "abysmal' Ew, David! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,131 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 The footage was included by MBARI in their year end video: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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