
photo: NOAA Photo Library

photo: NOAA Photo Library
Habitat: Northeast Atlantic: Madeira and off Ireland; reported from Iceland
Status: Not Evaluated
There’s something about this fish that looks just a little bit off… it takes you a second to figure out exactly why. Can you tell? Well, personally, I think it looks like it has googly eyes glued to its face, instead of actual eyes! Hence why I’ve dubbed it the Googly Eyes Fish.

photo: NOAA Photo Library
The actual name for this deep water denizen is the False Boarfish (Neocyttus helgae) but I think my name is much more appropriate. Someone in the tumblrverse agreed with me, too, since I was able to pull this photo up of a False Boarfish with actual googly eyes plastered to the pic.
I mean, the resemblance is just uncanny.

photo: Alexei Orlov, WoRDSS
Maybe its just my affinity for all things googly-eyed, but I happen to really, really like this fish. There’s very little information on it on the interwebs, so for now I just have to come up with my own elaborate stories surrounding this craft project-gone-right of a fish. If you have any you’d like to share, the comments section is ready and waiting for your tales.