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  2. Dorsal fin - Wikipedia

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    The shape, size, position and colour of the dorsal fin varies with the type of billfish, and can be a simple way to identify a billfish species. For example, the white marlin has a dorsal fin with a curved front edge and is covered with black spots. [4] The huge dorsal fin, or sail, of the sailfish is kept retracted most of the time. Sailfish ...

  3. Remora - Wikipedia

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    Remora front dorsal fins have evolved to enable them to adhere by suction to smooth surfaces, and they spend most of their lives clinging to a host animal such as a whale, turtle, shark or ray.

  4. Fin whale - Wikipedia

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    The whale bore numerous tooth rakes over its back and dorsal fin; several killer whales flanked it on either side, with one individual visible under water biting at its right lower jaw. [84] In July 1908, a whaler reportedly saw two killer whales attack and kill a fin whale off western Greenland. In January 1984, seven were seen from the air ...

  5. Minke whale - Wikipedia

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    Minke whales have between 240 and 360 baleen plates on each side of their mouths. Most of the length of the back, including dorsal fin and blowholes, appears at once when the whale surfaces to breathe. Minke whales typically live between 30–50 years, but in some cases, they may live for up to 60 years.

  6. Humpback whale that washed up on LI was popular NYC ... - AOL

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    The young whale was a popular humpback who put on shows for whale watchers this summer ... “Not only were there scars on the dorsal fin, but around the dorsal fin it also had entanglement scars ...

  7. Bryde's whale - Wikipedia

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    Bryde's whales have an upright, falcate dorsal fin that is up to 46.25 cm (18.21 in) in height, average 34.4 cm (13.5 in), and is usually between 30 and 37.5 cm (11.8 and 14.8 in). [15] It is often frayed or ragged along its rear margin and located about two-thirds of the way along the back.

  8. List of cetaceans - Wikipedia

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    The pygmy right whale shares several characteristics with the right whales, with the exception of having a dorsal fin. Also, pygmy right whales' heads are no more than one quarter the size of their bodies, whereas the right whales' heads are about one-third the size of their bodies. [11] The pygmy right whale is the only extant member of its ...

  9. Northern bottlenose whale - Wikipedia

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    The dorsal fin of a northern bottlenose whale in Newfoundland with a large linear scar visible. Distinct markings are used to identify unique individual whales and estimate their population size. When physically mature, northern bottlenose whales can reach 9.8 metres (32 ft) in length, [ 5 ] smaller than giant beaked whales , and larger than ...