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Macropinna microstoma

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Barreleye (Macropinna microstoma). A transparent dome cov-ers the fish’s greenish eyes, which can face upward (as shown) or swivel for a look forward. By one hypothesis, the dome protects the fish’s eyes when it steals food from stinging siphonophores.
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