Fish > Opisthoproctidae & Barreleyes
The Javelin Spookfish (Bathylychnops exilis) is one of the most anatomically extraordinary creatures swimming in the ocean’s twilight zone. Belonging to the barreleye family Opisthoproctidae, this slender, lance-shaped pelagic predator possesses what is widely...
Fish > Opisthoproctidae & Barreleye Fishes
The Mirrorbelly (Opisthoproctus soleatus), also referred to as the Shortnose Barreleye, is a bizarre deep-sea fish inhabiting the sunless twilight depths of the world’s oceans. Equipped with immense upward-pointing tubular eyes and an elaborate ventral...
