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Glasshead Grenadier

Hymenocephalus italicus

The Glasshead Grenadier is a small deep sea fish named due to a transparent memberane that covers its head. It has fragile head bones, and it feeds on surface copepods and crustaceans. This fish is located between 100 m to 2000 m in the ocean.

Photo credit: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/1720

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