#DudowardsSquid (7/?)

Before getting all *critical* I’m going to engage in what #Cryptozoology does best… irresponsible #SpeculativeEvolution !

Now WHAT IF Dudoward’s #Squid really did have only one central tentacle, does any #cephalopod have such anatomy? The answer is — Yes! The #Rhynchoteuthion larvae of the family #Ommastrephidae do have such an appearance! Alas, the family does entirely lack hooks…

Image from Sweeney et al. 1992
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/246653390_Larval_and_juvenile_cephalopods_A_manual_for_their_identification