Discovered fish live in contaminated water 1,000 times

To survive in an increasingly polluted environment, a fish that lives in the Houston Ship Canal, the US has evolved and adapted perfectly in extremely toxic water.

In a recent study, scientists first recorded Mexican Gulf killfish ( Fundulus grandis ) living in the Houston Ship Canal that evolved "spectacularly" to become one of the rare species available. can grow well in today's polluted environment.

The Gulf of Mexico killi has successfully adapted to the polluted environment - (Photo: Andrew Whitehead).

"Most species will not be able to survive in a harsh environment. So when we study species that survive, we can better understand the interesting evolution of nature." - Andrew Whitehead, The toxicology expert of the University of California (USA) said.

Whitehead said that over the past few years, the number of Gulf of Mexico kills has declined dramatically, especially in the Atlantic, but in the end they were fortunate enough to evolve through "adversity."

According to the research team, later Mexican Gulf killers inherited genes from another 1,700km killi species off the Atlantic Ocean.

Test the viability of Mexican Gulf killers in hazardous environments - (Photo: Daily Mail).

They explained that people living around the Gulf of Mexico often catch and transport off-shore killfish for business that inadvertently create opportunities for them and the Gulf of Mexico fish to live together and mate.

Normally, exotic species "invade" into a new ecosystem will be disastrous for native species, but with the Gulf of Mexico kill.

Due to the combination with Atlantic killi that possesses a special gene segment, the descendants of the Gulf of Mexico killers gradually develop a skin that is resistant to toxins.

Even kills fish have been able to survive in polluted water - (Photo: Getty Images).

Associate Professor Cole Matson from Baylor University (USA) - co-author of the study - said he tested the viability of fish in 12 different polluted water environments, resulting in the Gulf of Mexico killfish, even fry, can live in all the above challenges.

Kills can even live in polluted environments 1,000 times more than normal.

The Houston Ship Channel is one of the most polluted channels in the world after having to carry thousands of factories during the 60 years of industrial development here.

Not only the animals live under the "suffering" channel, the life of the surrounding people is also seriously affected.

Houston Ship Channel is one of the most polluted channels in the world - (Photo: Houston Chronicle).

According to a University of Texas study in 2007, children living around a 3.2km radius along the Houston Ship canal had a 56% higher risk of leukemia than the national average.