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Rhynchohyalus natalensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Opisthoproctidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Argentiniformes

Genus
  
Rhynchohyalus Barnard, 1925

Similar
  
Brownsnout spookfish, Dolichopteryx, Bathylychnops, Opisthoproctus soleatus, Monacoa grimaldii

Rhynchohyalus natalensis, the Glasshead barreleye, is a species of barreleye found in oceans around the world at depths from 247 to 549 metres (810 to 1,801 ft). This species grows to a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) SL. It and the brownsnout spookfish are the only vertebrates known to employ mirrors, in addition to lenses, to focus the images in its eyes.

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Rhynchohyalus natalensis Wikipedia