Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Cuttlefish

A sea-going mollusc related to squid and octopuses, known in classical times for its sepia ink.

Default posture: unknown, perhaps arms to chief as with the calamarie. No proper coloration.

Source: A Display of Heraldry. Artist: John Guillim. (Manuscript folio 80r.) Adapted by Iago ab Adam.