Common name : Spook fish
Scientific name : Macropinna microstoma
Family : Opisthoproctidae
Native to : North Pacific Ocean
Interesting fact : The structures mistaken for their eyes actually do the job of a nose.
Conservation status : Not Evaluated
With an apt common name, the spook fish has barrel-shaped eyes set inside a transparent head. They can hence look upward to detect the silhouettes of prey. They can even rotate their eyes. Its dark body is covered in silvery scales and a small mouth ends in a snout. It feeds on small zooplankton like hydroids, copepods and other crustaceans.
