fish with transparent head

[SirFrancis]

...remember the post about that water snake picture. Well that was fake, but this fishy is for real...

http://www.mbari.org/news/news_releases/2009/barreleye/barreleye.html

here the link to youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM9o4VnfHJU

[Anaxogoras]

That's neat!  I love the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Here's my favorite camouflaging fish:

[mechanic]

wow Gav, how does the fish do that? It looks just like a red X.

[lowZX14]

wow Gav, how does the fish do that? It looks just like a red X.

That's because it's camouflaged, DUH. 

[Anaxogoras]

It shows up for me.

Here, I uploaded it to my own host:



This is a juvenile:




What fascinates me about this animal is the level of detail with which it mimics its environment.  The fins have translucent spots that give the appearance of tears in seaweed.  When at rest, they are often at a 45 degree angle, with their head down, to be at the same angle as the kelp leaves.

[mechanic]

pretty cool fish, as fish go

[Chalenge]

Spawn Camping redefined? 

[Getback]

It shows up for me.

Here, I uploaded it to my own host:

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This is a juvenile:
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(Image removed from quote.)

What fascinates me about this animal is the level of detail with which it mimics its environment.  The fins have translucent spots that give the appearance of tears in seaweed.  When at rest, they are often at a 45 degree angle, with their head down, to be at the same angle as the kelp leaves.

Can you eat it?

[VonMessa]

If it smells like fish.......


Don't eat it             


 

[Anaxogoras]

Can you eat it?

No, it's not "good eat'n."

[Cthulhu]

...remember the post about that water snake picture. Well that was fake, but this fishy is for real...

http://www.mbari.org/news/news_releases/2009/barreleye/barreleye.html

here the link to youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM9o4VnfHJU

My brother-in-law has that same stupid look on his face all the time. Wonder of there's a genetic link.