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Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Fin whale surfacing, taken in the Gully Marine Protected Area, offshore Nova Scotia.
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mediterranean Sea
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - North Sea
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Den Helder
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Vlissingen
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Wimereux
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Gulf of St. Lawrence
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Madagascar
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera musculus Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Subantarctic Waters
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus quoyi Fischer, 1829 - Subantarctic Waters
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Balaenoptera musculus Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - World Oceans
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus quoyi Fischer, 1829 - World Oceans
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Antarctica
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus quoyi Fischer, 1829 - Antarctica
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Western Indian Ocean
Distribution for Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - St. Lawrence Estuary