Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

Query: balaenoptera physalus

Result: 7^th of 37

Subject:	Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

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Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

A fin whale - Balaenoptera physalus -on the Bay of Biscay.

Image ID: fish2115, Fisheries Collection
Location: Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean
Photo Date: 1980
Photographer: Jose Cort

Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

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Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also called the Finback Whale or Razorback or Common Rorqual, is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second largest whale and the second largest living animal after the Blue Whale, growing to nearly 27 metres (88 ft) long.

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