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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.875.865.100.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Fin Whale- Fin Whale
- Fin Whales
- Finback Whale
- Finback Whales
- Whale, Finback
- Whales, Finback
- Balaenoptera physalus
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