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Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

IUCN Red List status: Vulnerable

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide: 4,550 observations
Group: Mammals

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The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as finback whale, razorback whale, common rorqual whale, herring whale, or greyhound whale is a marine mammal belonging to the parvorder of baleen whales. It is the second-largest mammalian on the Earth after the blue whale. The largest reportedly grow to 27.3 m (89.6 ft) long with a maximum confirmed length of 25.9 m (85 ft), a maximum recorded weight of nearly 74 tonnes (73 long tons; 82 short tons), and a maximum...

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