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'''''Rhynchohyalus natalensis''''', the '''glasshead barreleye''', is a species of [[barreleye]] found in oceans around the world at depths from {{convert|247|to|549|m|ft}}. This species grows to a length of {{convert|16|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|SL]]. It and the [[brownsnout spookfish]] are the only [[vertebrate]]s known to employ [[mirror]]s, in addition to [[lens (anatomy)|lens]]es, to focus the images in its [[eye]]s. |
'''''Rhynchohyalus natalensis''''', the '''glasshead barreleye''', is a species of [[barreleye]] found in oceans around the world at depths from {{convert|247|to|549|m|ft}}. This species grows to a length of {{convert|16|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|SL]]. It and the [[brownsnout spookfish]] are the only [[vertebrate]]s known to employ [[mirror]]s, in addition to [[lens (anatomy)|lens]]es, to focus the images in its [[eye]]s. This fish, apart from it's fluid filled dome and it's mirrors, has 4 eyes that can see in 360°. |
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| Genus: | Rhynchohyalus Barnard, 1925
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| Species: | R. natalensis
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Rhynchohyalus natalensis, the glasshead barreleye, is a species of barreleye found in oceans around the world at depths from 247 to 549 metres (810 to 1,801 ft). This species grows to a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) SL. It and the brownsnout spookfish are the only vertebrates known to employ mirrors, in addition to lenses, to focus the images in its eyes. This fish, apart from it's fluid filled dome and it's mirrors, has 4 eyes that can see in 360°.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Rhynchohyalus natalensis" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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