Thanks to a yellow pigment that filters out sunlight, barreleyes can't be fooled by a common deep-sea camouflage tactic.

An incredibly rare deep-sea fish with an eerie transparent head was documented on a recent research mission done by the ...

During a recent expedition aboard the research vessel David Packard, MBARI scientists encountered a rarely seen barreleye ...

MBARI researchers have filmed a rarely seen transparent-headed barreleye fish during an expedition off California ...

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...

The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth’s strangest creatures. Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

India, Nov. 1 -- Scientists have captured rare 4K footage of an unusual deep-sea fish with a transparent head and striking ...

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture—An aquarium worker here has created an affordable, compact pressurized container that can restore the health of deep-sea fish that look like they have “exploded” at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A _Maurolicus muelleri_ viewed under fluorescent light. Dr Wen Sung Chung The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure.