The Fish With the Transparent Head
Macropinna microstoma, commonly known as Barreleye, are small deep sea fish found in tropical-to-temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. What you might first mistake as its eyes (just above the small mouth) are actually the fish’s olfactory organs (the equivalent of nostrils). Believe it or not, the eyes are the green tubular objects that are pointing upwards from within the transparent dome of the fish’s head (which draws similarities to the glass canopy of a jet fighter).
National Geographic Your Shot
Roca Partida is a rock pinnacle jutting up from the Pacific Ocean. It is a magnet for fish and other marine life. Whitetip reef sharks use the ledges along its sheer sides as resting places. Most sharks need to constantly swim to breath, but a few species can pump water over their gills like these guys. Shark Slumber Party Photo by Jeff Haines -- National Geographic Your Shot
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A Florida softshell turtle. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a rule to protect four common freshwater turtle species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Photograph: Andrea Westmoreland/Reuters
Picture of the Day: An Albino Humpback Whale
In this rare capture by Jenny Dean, we see an albino Humpback whale, strongly believed to be Migaloo, the only documented white humpback whale in the world. According to the Courier-Mail, Migaloo was spotted outside the North Barnard Islands near Innisfail, Australia.
