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up to median line, (that was so dark on
or left side). This lighter slate extends back
as far as opposite eye - it then grades
into the neutral tint of the back. From
corner of mouth to tip right ramus is
light blue gray - the folds of are upper
half of right side blue gray + ferrum
slate - the lower half of right side has
folds pure white + ferrum slate - flush
pink! This white of the folds extends way
back to the gray band across belly
in front of travel.
Pictures below white lined with fine blue
gray in no regular pattern - above dark
slate like head - and edge white.
Flukes above color of back - below white in
central portion finely lined with bluish gray
running ant-post + curving inward like those
on Sweepflounder tail - both ant-post.
edge + a little way toward center below is
slate blue.
Tanger is light purple below + slate blue
above - during left ramus has upper half
light gray + lower half white -
Baleen - bristles of baleen are dirty white -
white portion of right side is 93 long. there
are 114 plates in white portions. Baleen typ 19 from
Dorsal Fin is slate like back - dorsal
& foldate like others.
"same heart-like markings on sides as