The Fish with a Transparent Head

Macropinna microstoma is the only species of fish in the genus Macropinna, belonging to Opisthoproctidae, the barreleye family. It is recognized for a highly unusual transparent, fluid-filled dome on its head, through which the lenses of its eyes can be seen. The eyes have a barrel shape and can be rotated to point either forward or straight up, looking through the fish??s transparent dome. The fish normally hangs nearly motionless in the water, at a depth of about 600 metres (2,000 ft) to 800 metres (2,600 ft), using its large fins for stability and with its eyes directed upward. In the low light conditions it is assumed the fish detects prey by its silhouette.
M. microstoma has been known to science since 1939, but is not known to have been photographed alive until 2004. Old drawings do not show the transparent dome, as it is usually destroyed when brought up from the depths.

Beautiful!

Oooh thanks Juke, I love me a deep sea national geographic!

Am I the only one that just finds being submerged in water so relaxing?
Like diving, just hanging in the water and closing your eyes. As a child I loved going into the sea and just float about with a breathing tube, gazing about at nothing really.

Gah wish I could stay down there for hours sometimes, just gaze at the sunshine breaking through the surface, the ripples on the water, the feeling of water rushing by, the sealife around. *Bliss*
The fact that you're not bothered by sharp surface noises, adapts your ears to the .. well whatever that sound is you get underwater.

Calm, quiet, Just the way I like it!

Ah yes, the waves crushing the beach and laying on the sand there, letter the waves wash over you. Haha I had sad between my asscheeks, in my ears and my scalp was covered in it. Showering afterwards was a full body scrub to get it all off, but it was so much fun ^^