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The larvae of the barbeled dragonfish Idiacanthus fasciola have outlandish eyes on periscopic stalks. It is so different from the adult that it was once known as its own species, Stylophthalmus paradoxus.

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Idiacanthinae is the title of a short story project I wrote and illustrated for the graphic design and illustration class of Athen's school of fine arts. Its story is about the lose of someone dear and the memories we keep within ourselves. Painted using Adobe photoshop.

Bioluminescent Barbeled Dragonfish!

This beauty (a.k.a. Idiacanthus) lives about a mile deep underwater. They have weirdly stalked eyes as baby larvae (A) and the stalks somehow disappear as they mature (B). Almost nothing is known about their reproductive habits (how, when and where), but you can see that they dine on jellyfish (look inside B's throat). Idiacanthus live in all the oceans of the world. These gorgeous pictures were taken by Dr. Christina Wahl and appear in her book, Morphometrics.

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