As appropriate for a post about fish I've taken the bait and looked up just what the fuck is going on. It's a barreleye or macropinna microstoma and it's pretty cool.

well if the eyes are inside the skull, it'd better be transparent!

i equal parts love and hate this kinda thing, seeing the fucked up shit evolution can turn animals into is so morbidly fascinating.

like how barnacles are horrifyingly twisted crabs, if you cut one in half you can see how there's a compressed crustacean inside the shell. They are their own mech pilots, rooted in place, they have no mouth and they must scream.

So what are the things on the front of the face?

It’s like wearing goggles.

I love swimming, but murky waters scare the shit out of me. And of course I feel like a creeper at a public pool. Oh well