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Pectoral decorated with the vulture of Upper Egypt, made of gold cloisonne inlaid with glass paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral of the sacred eye flanked by the serpent goddess of the North and the vulture goddess of the South, made from gold cloisonne with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral decorated with winged scarab, protected by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, made from gold cloisonne with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral in gold cloisonne with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, with winged scarab, symbol of resurrection, in centre, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

These striped catfish (Plotosus lineatus) have a venomous spine in front of their pectoral fin, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bangladesh farid pathang with a fish caught in his pond, garo tribal minority haluaghat, mymensingh region

Steering with its pectoral fins the friendly Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) turns its streamlined body towards the boat in order to dive under the hull. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada. Sequence 5/6

Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Breaching off the Azores Islands, showing eye, mouth and pectoral fin - awesome (RR)

Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, breaching right in front of the photographer. Note the scar above the right pectoral flipper which has been caused by the Remora. Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

Blue whale (balaenoptera musculus) A surfacing blue whale showing the pectoral fin. Gulf of California.

Zebra lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) Adult animal displaying colo Gangga Island North Sulawesi Indonesia Pacific Ocean. More info: Like all lionfish this species has toxins associated with its dorsal and pectoral

Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) travelling pod in dappled light, sowing characteristic long pectoral fins.
Hawaii.

Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) leaping from wave. Shows position of pectoral fins for direction and tail for power. Gibraltar

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) eating Greater spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris). The otter took only the innards of the dogfish by opening a short section of skin behind the pectoral fin (see images under 'Greater spotted dogfish'). The rest of the fish, still alive, was left on the shore and never retrieved. Perhaps the tough shark skin and battling fish are too much work when other food is plentiful? Hebrides, Scotland

The distinctive colouration pattern of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Note that the typical white flipper band extends on to the lower side of the pectoral fin. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada (RR)

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). A pilot whale showing its pectoral fin and a reflected blow. Gulf of California.

Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) travelling pod in dappled light, sowing characteristic long pectoral fins.
Hawaii.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with both pectoral fins in the air in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Gulf of California. A blue whale surfaces under the curious gaze of a tourist. The pectoral fins are extended.

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) having caught Greater spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris). The otter took only the innards of the dogfish by opening a short section of skin behind the pectoral fin (see images under 'Greater spotted dogfish'). Hebrides, Scotland (RR)

Very slowly, a curious Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfaces spreading its pectoral fins perpendicular to its body. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching with long, white pectoral fin visible. Hawaii, USA.

Blue whale (balaenoptera musculus) A blue whale passing a whale watching boat shows its pectoral fin.The Gulf of California.

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) spy hopping with white fins and rostrum visible. Husavik, Iceland

Two adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) off Isla Magdalena in the Pacific Ocean, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching with pectoral fins spread wide in Icy Strait, Southeast, Alaska, USA.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) approaching commercial whale watching boat (pectoral fin above water) in the AuAu Channel off Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). A reflection of a blow from a surfacing pilot whale. The pectoral fin clearly visible. Gulf of California.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching with long, white pectoral fin visible. Hawaii, USA. (See also image: ...1025MW)

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). The head of an oncoming pilot whale showing an extended pectoral fin. Gulf of California.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with long pectoral fin held out of the water in front of boat full of whale-watchers. HusavÌk, Iceland

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) having caught Greater spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris). The otter took only the innards of the dogfish by opening a short section of skin behind the pectoral fin (see images under 'Greater spotted dogfish'). The rest of the fish, still alive, was left on the shore and never retrieved. Perhaps the tough shark skin and battling fish are too much work when other food is plentiful? Hebrides, Scotland

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching with pectoral fins spread wide in Icy Strait, Southeast, Alaska, USA.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). A humpback passes a whale watching boat with the pectoral flipper extended. Gulf of California.

Adult humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pectoral fin slapping in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching with pectoral fins spread wide in Icy Strait, Southeast, Alaska, USA.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching with long white pectoral fins visible. Hawaii, USA.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Pectoral in the form of a Jaguar-Man, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Pectoral fin, Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) detail, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) up to the pectoral fin above the water surface, rocky coastline behind, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, USA, North America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pectoral fin, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pectoral fin, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

A calf imitates its mother swimming upside down. The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of all the toothed cetaceans. Males can reach 60 feet in length. Photographed in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

A split image of a pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater and above, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Hawaii, This image captures the split second when this breaching humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is completely airbore. An incredible feat for this enormous leviathan.

Hawaii, The oriental flying gurnard (Dactylopterus orientalis) is remarkable for its enormous pectoral fins. When spread, they have the form of rounded fanlike wings.

A split image of a pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater in front of the West Maui Mountains just south of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) rolls over just below the surface, Hawaii, United States of America

This female Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) has a bite mark near her pectoral fin. This is likely a wound from a mating attempt, Yap, Micronesia

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) just about to break the surface to take a breath, Hawaii, United States of America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving through the surface of the water, Hawaii, United States of America

The island of Lanai is in the background of this breaching Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America

Typical of this family the Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) has thick spines in it's pectoral fins to aid staying in place on it's coral perch, Hawaii, United States of America

Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina, A photograher on a whale watching boat out of got a close up look at the tail of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

An aerial view of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) just below the surface, Lanai City, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America

Hawaii, The oriental flying gurnard (Dactylopterus orientalis) is remarkable for its enormous pectoral fins. When spread, they have the form of rounded fanlike wings.