Incredible creature managed to catch scientists during research project in the Tasman Sea. Discovered at a depth of about 1000 meters, the fish has a couple of extra eyes, allowing her to see 360 ° around herself.
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Despite the fact that this creature looks like an alien from space, in fact – it is a four-eyed fish that lives in the depths of the oceans of our planet. The fish has an extra pair an eye that allows her to see 360 ° around herself, although creature and lives deep beneath the surface of the ocean in almost pitch darkness.
The scientist who made the discovery believes that additional a pair of eyes is formed so that the fish can detect prey, predators and potential partners. Inhabits this unusual creature at a depth of between 800 and 1000 meters.
A photo from open sources
A photo from open sources
The fish has two main cylindrical eyes looking up, to be able to see prey or predators in the light, penetrating from the upper layers of water. She also has a second set. silvery eyes on the sides of the head that have the lens and the retina. It is they who give the fish an extremely unusual look.
German scientists who investigated how fish use two pairs of eyes claim that additional organs of vision represent a previously unknown type of eye. Her silver an “extra” pair of eyes reacts to bioluminescent flashes, created by deep-sea creatures, and allows you to see that going around, writes Mail Online.
The light coming from below focuses on the second “retina”, as on a curved mirror consisting of many layers of small reflective plates from guanine crystals, which significantly expands the field of view fish.
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A deep sea creature was caught in the Tasman Sea during international research project. Fish length as reportedly reaches 18 centimeters.
The results of the study were very unexpected, since reflective eyes are usually found only in invertebrates, such as shellfish and crustaceans. Still deep sea the creature also uses a combination of reflective and refractive lenses in their eyes. The discovery was made by Professor Hans-Joachim Wagner from the University of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
“Obviously, a wide field of view is an advantage, even at great depths, “says the scientist.
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