Somewhere nearly 2,000 feet below the surface off Central California, scientists just came face-to-face with a creature that looks less like a fish than something from outer space.

Meet the barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma), a deep-sea oddity with a transparent, jelly-like head and two bright green, tubular eyes that appear to float inside its skull. It’s unsettling, fascinating, and—thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI )—now captured by the organization in 4K for the first time.

Check out the video below.

The footage was recorded roughly 55 miles offshore, at a depth of about 1,970 feet, during an expedition aboard MBARI’s research vessel David Packard. Scientists were using the remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts to study gelatinous sea life when research specialist Shannon Johnson spotted the fish as the robot was heading back toward the surface.

The team stopped immediately.…