fin whale

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fin whale

or finback whale or razorback whale or common rorqual

Swift, slender-bodied baleen whale (Balaenoptera physalus) named for the ridge on its back. It is 59–89 ft (18–27 m) long, with a triangular dorsal fin, short baleen, and several dozen grooves along its throat and chest. It is gray, with white on the underparts and on the right side of the lower jaw. It is found in oceans worldwide, in groups of a few to several hundred. It lives in polar waters in summer, feeding on crustaceans and small fishes, and moves to warmer waters in winter to breed. Once commercially valuable, it has been substantially reduced in numbers by overhunting and is now listed as an endangered species.

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No references found			As well as the fin whale increase, the minke whale quota increased to 100 from 40. Iceland plans huge whale meat export to Japan: firm by AFP / AFP Global Edition According to the International Whaling Commission's scientific committee, the North Atlantic has 30,000 Fin whales and 174,000 Minke whales. Whale meat trade increases, despite ban by AFP / AFP Asian Edition Officials said the six vessels had caught 679 minke whales and one fin whale during its five-month hunt, short of the targeted 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales in the hunt that began in November. Battered Japanese whalers return by Aljazeera.net			filterability Filterable Bacteria filterable virus filtered radar data filtered stock filtered-particle testing filtering Filth filtrate Filtration filtration sterilization Fimbria fimbriate Fimbristylis FIMS Fin fin assembly fin efficiency fin fold fin keel fin rot fin spine fin stabilization fin wall fin waveguide fin whale fin-reinforcing assembly Finagle's Law final final acceptance final account final amplifier final backfill final boiling point final certificate final common pathway final completion final cut final design final diameter final drawing final filter final grade final great-circle course final grind final heading final inspection final lock mechanism final mass final payment final prestress			Fin de siécle fin efficiency fin fold Fin Grip Pro Handlebar FIN INS FIN INSP fin keel fin keel fin keels fin keels Fin Opener Crank fin ray fin ray fin ray fin ray fin rays fin rays fin rays fin rays Fin rot Fin rot Fin rot Fin rot fin spine fin stabilization Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot Fin Stabilizer Fin Stabilizer System fin wall fin waveguide fin whale fin whales fin whales Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation Fin-backed whale Fin-backed whale fin-de-siecle fin-de-siecle fin-de-siècle fin-de-siècle Fin-footed fin-reinforcing assembly Fin-Shaped Field Effect Transistor Fin-toed Fin. Fina Fina Fina Fina finable finable finable finable finable Finacea Finacea finagle finagle finagle finagle finagle

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