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  • By Variously attributed to John Maunder (a local photographer from St. John's), Moses Harvey (1820–1901) himself, and Messrs. McKenny and Parsons (also of St. John's) – probably the latter; see Aldrich (1991:457). - Aldrich, F.A. (1991). Some aspects of the systematics and biology of squid of the genus Architeuthis based on a study of specimens from Newfoundland waters. Bulletin of Marine Science 49(1–2): 457–481., Public Domain, Link
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