Oceans 4Ever

Happy Endangered Species Day, Ocean Lovers!

Alexa’s freak fest of choice for this week is the Barreleye fish. First, watch these still shots:

Now, you can watch and learn about this this crazy fish, courtesy of scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).  This next video was shot in the deep waters off the coast of central California by a remotely operated vehicle or ROV.  

This is yet another amazing creature you won’t believe exists, and this unmanned robot camera brings it to you in all its glory. As the video size is too large for our O4E viewing space on the blog, please follow this link:

The Barreleye: Micropinna microstoma

Just don’t let it jump out from under your bed tonight and get you! 

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