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8 P.M.
no. 13 Finback 7 May 22/0 - Arkana
Color
A dark whale - much darker than no. 12 left rammers, and 1 1/2 inches of the folds below it for whole length from tip to a little behind corner of mouth are very dark slate (almost black).
The dark area is narrow at distal end of rammus, widening proximally.
Fifteen folds under left fin are dark - Thirty-four furrows under left eye are dark & 15 folds are dark - the rest are white.
The slate under the fin is in the shape of two broad bands (almost solid) separated by by two whitish lines, from base of fin to tip of fin and back, which run obliquely downwards & backwards
Flukes . The dark edging below is fairly heavy.
Pectorals The white of the lower surface runs up over the edge (ant.) above for the distal 2/3 of the fin.
slate.
The peduncle is thickly scarred.