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98
520
145-
465-
Measurements of humpback No 25 ↑
Total length straight notch to tip under jaw = 46'7" cm.
1 " " over back " " amount = 1375-
3 Snout to eye
= 330
5 " " blowhole
= 255
8 Eye to ear
= 08
9 " abve "
= 18
10 " opening
= 8
11 Ear "
= 1
12 notch flukes to anus
= 320
13 " " " penis center
= 465?
15 " " " navel
= 605 ?
16 " " " post vert. dorsal
= 435-
17 " " " " pectoral
= 940
18 Pectoral tip to head humerus
= 407
19 " " " post vert
= 830
22 Height dorsal
= 18
23 Flukes tip to tips
= 485-
24 Greatest breadth flukes ant.-post.
= 115?
29 Depth between at ant. point of flukes = 100
30 " " between flukes & anus (at lower bump) = 15-0
36 Arms & center of penis
= 145-
40 Length baleen row
= 310
41 " " . largest plate
= 74
44 Number throat furrows
= 23
Tips of baleen 120 apart at widest point as they stand in position