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Deep-sea fishes’ eye chemistry might let them see colors in near darkness

Proteins found in eye rod cells suggest deep-sea sight may be more than just shades of gray

tube-eye fish

I SPY  Eye proteins surprisingly found in some deep-sea fishes such as the tube-eye fish (shown) raise the possibility that the animals can see color in the ocean’s dark depths.

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By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Some fishes in the deep, dark sea may see their world in more than just shades of gray.