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The Chinese sturgeon can accumulate more TPT in their livers than can other fish. These poisoned fish lay eggs that hatch into deformed fry. Their larvae have just one eye, or no eyes at all. They cannot see how the river they inhabit is not the same as the one their ancestors knew well. Their spines bend like used paper clips, arching in hard angles that make it impossible to swim.
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
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