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New page: {{Taxonomy |name=Balaenoptera physalus |image= |caption= |superkingdom=Eukaryota |kingdom=Animalia |subkingdom= |superphylum= |phylum= Chordata |subphylum= |infraphylum= |microphylum= |sup...
{{Taxonomy
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|class=Mammalia
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|order=Cetacea
|suborder=Mysticeti
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|superfamily=
|family=Balaenoptiidae
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|genus=Balaenoptera
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|species=B. physalus
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The fin whale is the second largest [[whale]] species and second largest [[animal]] species. Like the [[blue whale]], it is a species of [[baleen whale]]. The fin whale has a more slender body shape than other [[rorqual]]s. On average, males of the species are approximately 60 feet in length and their female counterparts are about 65 feet long. Large specimens have been known to reach nearly 90 full feet in length.
[[category:Cetaceans]]
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|caption=
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|kingdom=Animalia
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|phylum= Chordata
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|infraphylum=
|microphylum=
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|division=
|subdivision=
|superclass=
|class=Mammalia
|subclass=
|infraclass=
|superorder=
|order=Cetacea
|suborder=Mysticeti
|infraorder=
|superfamily=
|family=Balaenoptiidae
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|supertribe=
|tribe=
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|genus=Balaenoptera
|subgenus=
|species=B. physalus
|binomialname=Balaenoptera physalus
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}}
The fin whale is the second largest [[whale]] species and second largest [[animal]] species. Like the [[blue whale]], it is a species of [[baleen whale]]. The fin whale has a more slender body shape than other [[rorqual]]s. On average, males of the species are approximately 60 feet in length and their female counterparts are about 65 feet long. Large specimens have been known to reach nearly 90 full feet in length.
[[category:Cetaceans]]