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Staring pearleye
Scopelarchus guentheri
Scopelarchus guentheri, commonly known as the staring pearleye, is a mesopelagic ray-finned fish known for its unique visual system consisting of two retinas in each eye as well as a distinctive 'pearl organ' found inside each eye. Like other members of the genus Scopelarchus, S. guentheri has an opaque colored body.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 317350.