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9 Dec, 5 tweets, 3 min read

@MontereyAq

I spy with my barreleye, a new #FreshFromTheDeep!

During a dive with our education and outreach partner, the @MontereyAq, the team came across a rare treat: a barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma).

MBARI’s ROVs Ventana and Doc Ricketts have logged more than 5,600 dives and recorded more than 27,600 hours of video—yet we’ve only encountered this fish nine times!

@MontereyAq

The @MontereyAq team was aboard MBARI’s R/V Rachel Carson with our ROV Ventana to collect jellies and comb jellies for their upcoming #IntoTheDeep exhibition when they spotted this fascinating fish. The team stopped to marvel at Macropinna before it swam away.

Learn more about these deep-dwelling fish that can see through their own foreheads: mbari.co/BarreleyeFish

@MontereyAq

In the spring of 2022, @MontereyAq unveils Into the Deep: Exploring Our Undiscovered Ocean. We are working with them to bring some of the deep sea's strange and fascinating animals to the public in this special exhibition: montereybayaquarium.org/visit/exhibits…

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#TeamSalt #TeamDeepSea

Here we go #FreshVsSaltyFish

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