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The right fin above is black thickly spotted with
white circles from body to tips.
for 1/3 its length, while towards just
beyond edge not so much - along
the posterior edge, blackish + blocked
at tip also. Black patches almost
center of fin near anterior margin
and, edge blacky white.
The underside of the right fin is
like the left -
7 bundles ant. Edge Right fin
6 , ,, Left "
Baleen. Bristles dark gray at bases
the extreme tip of the posterior 1/2 like white.
The remainder all the anterior bristles
are white - I believe the tension of this,
which are as white as I have seen yet.
The number of baleen plates was 370 or
While the first 65 + in error are all
more or less whitish, or slightly grayish
Besides these 65 - 18 other plates were checked
these studies view all rather lighter + all
with the anterior perhapsly diagonally
the inner (bristle bearing) side at the
bases.
External Characters
The blunt and lower edge of jaw inside
between flukes or jaws is very light, gives
the feeling of like a peculiar sturdy
appearance - The tip margin of the jawbone,
from dorsal fin to flukes is not very heavily