APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library

Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Fin or Finback whale

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Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- dead stranding 1

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- dead stranding / tail 2

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- dead stranding 3

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- dead stranding 4

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- dead stranding 5

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- bone collector / collecting 1

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- bone collector / collecting 2

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- bone debris 1

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- bone debris 2

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- bone debris 3

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- stranding popularity 1

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- stranding popularity 2

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- Porthtowan Beach 1

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- sampling for autopsy 1

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- sampling for autopsy 2

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- sampling for autopsy 3

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- skin / hide 1

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- skin / hide 2

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- skin / hide 3

Fin or Finback whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- skin / hide 4

Images of stranding taken at Porthtowan, Cornwall. 23.02.10.

European and Scientific Names: Balaenoptera physalus, Fin whale, Finback whale, Finnwal, Rorqual commun, Rorcual comun, Balenottera comune.

Balaenoptera physalus Fin Finback Whale Stranding at Porthtowan Cornwall 2010

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.