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Full bibliography for the List of giant squid specimens and sightings article. Cited referencesThe following references are cited in the List of giant squid table in the columns "Cited references" and "Additional references". They include sources that provide specific data on a particular specimen (usually original descriptions), as well as later sources which merely refer to the specimen. A(French) Cadenat, J. 1935. Note sur la premiere capture dans le Golfe de Gascogne du cephalopode geant, Architeuthis nawaji. Compte-Rendu de l'Association Francaise pour l'Avancement des Sciences, 59:513.(French) Cadenat, J. 1936. Note sur un cephalopode geant (Architeuthis harveyi Verrill) capture dans le golfe de Gascogne. Bulletin de Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, (2)8(3):277-285, 4 figures.Carus, J.V. 1880. Zool. Anz., 3:319. Cherel, Y. 2003. New records of the giant squid Architeuthis dux in the southern Indian Ocean. 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