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DISCOVERY REPORTS 



Male Fin Whales: South Africa 



Measurements expressed as percentages of total length 



Whale 



Metre 

 lengths 



12-13 

 13-14 

 14-15 

 15-16 

 16-17 

 17-18 

 18-19 

 19-20 

 20-21 

 21-22 



10. Notch of flukes 

 to anus 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



I 



5 

 21 

 26 



19 



8 



3 

 9 



13 

 4 



Range 



29-64-30-79 

 28-24-33-00 

 27-38-32-89 



27-73-31-49 

 28-49-30-99 

 28-61-29-48 

 27-07-28-68 

 27-23-29-71 

 26-42-28-05 



Mean 



31-14' 



30-31 



30-23 



30-05 



29-64 



29-65 



29-18 



28-06 



28-04 



27-29 



Notch of flukes to 

 umbilicus 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



I 



5 



21 



26 



18 



8 



3 



9 



12 



4 



Range 



47-27-48-20 

 44-59-51-52 

 45-25-52-37 

 45-76-49-48 

 45-35-48-88 

 45-28-47-75 

 44-44-46-87 

 42-89-48-31 

 44-58-45-85 



Mean 



52-03 

 47-83 

 47-93 

 47-73 

 47-13 

 47-03 

 46-62 



45-77 

 45-26 



45-31 



12. Notch of flukes to 

 end of ventral grooves 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



4 

 1 1 

 18 



15 

 6 



3 



7 



12 



4 



Range 



46-04- 

 43-58- 

 43-53- 

 41-74- 

 44-61- 



44-63- 

 42-86- 

 40-90- 

 42-92- 



-47-48 

 -48-48 

 -50-03 

 -46-73 

 46-47 

 46-68 

 45-26 

 45-89 

 44-93 



Mean 



46-89 



46-14 

 4644 



45-50 

 45-93 

 45-34 

 44-09 

 43-75 

 44-09 



13. Anus to reproductive 

 aperture, centres 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



5 

 16 



23 



19 



7 



3 



8 



13 

 4 



Range 



5-53-7-84 

 3-34-8-22 

 4-10-8-67 

 2-73-8-08 

 4-52-782 

 6-67-7-69 

 6-84-7-81 

 5-84-8-31 

 5-42-8-11 



Mean 



407 



7-15 

 6-83 

 7-00 

 6-44 

 6-91 

 7-12 

 7-27 

 7-34 

 7-10 



