spookfishArticle Free Pass spookfish, any of about 11 species of
small marine fishes constituting the family Opisthoproctidae
(order Salmoniformes), with representatives in each of the major
oceans. The name spookfish, or barreleye, as they are sometimes
called, originates from their unusual eyes, which are pointed
upward and are large and tubular. Specimens have been collected
at depths of almost 900 m (3,000 feet) and are nearly always
found at least 100 m (330 feet) below the surface. What made you
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