. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata (A). Body to 13 m long. Body slate gray to army brown to black, with white blotches on the undersides. Forehead prominent and bulging, sloping to long cylindrical beak. Dorsal fin nearly triangular, in last one-third of back. Distribution central Baja C
. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata (A). Body to 13 m long. Body slate gray to army brown to black, with white blotches on the undersides. Forehead prominent and bulging, sloping to long cylindrical beak. Dorsal fin nearly triangular, in last one-third of back. Distribution central Baja California north to Bering Sea. Flukes large, rarely notched; occasionally raised on long dive. Baird's Beaked Whale Berardius bairdii (A). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Leatherwood, Stephen; Stewart, Brent Scott; Folkens, Pieter A; Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (Agency : U. S. ); United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Santa Barbara, Calif. : The Sanctuary
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