Fin Whale

"Fin Whale" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The species Balaenoptera physalus, in the family Balaenopteridae, characterized by a large, strongly curved, dorsal fin. It is the second largest of the WHALES, highly migratory, but rarely seen near the shore.

Descriptor ID	D050617
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.649.189.865.100.350
Concept/Terms	Fin Whale Fin Whale Fin Whales Finback Whale Finback Whales Whale, Finback Whales, Finback Balaenoptera physalus

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Mammals [B01.050.150.900.649]
Cetacea [B01.050.150.900.649.189]
Whales [B01.050.150.900.649.189.865]
Balaenoptera [B01.050.150.900.649.189.865.100]
Fin Whale [B01.050.150.900.649.189.865.100.350]

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