Barreleyes, also known as spookfish (a name also applied several species of chimaera), are small, deep-sea, odd-looking osmeriform fish comprising the family Opisthoproctidae.Living in hot waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans,in the family there are thirteen species in six genera (four of which are monotypic).
These fish are named for their barrel-shaped, tubular eyes which are mainly looking upwards to find the silhouettes of available victims; but, according to Robison and Reisenbichler these fish are capable of using their eyes forward as well. The family name Opisthoproctidae is derived from the Greek words opisthe ("behind") and proktos ("anus").
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