The barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) is known for its strange eyes and transparent dome for a head head — features that make it look more like a creature from science fiction than reality.

Researchers with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have captured video of a fish that can see through its own head. It’s known as a barreleye fish and has rarely been seen in the past.

After all, a fish with a transparent head and two vivid green eyes that can swivel like periscopes sounds like the stuff of Sci-Fi. But it’s not one single fish with a transparent head ...