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The seven varieties of scalefish
The scalefish were a group of fish species native to the planet Naboo.[1] They were thought to be mostly harmless, bar the mee, which possessed poisonous spines, and the faa, which was a vicious carnivore. Other species included doo, laa, ray, see, and tee. Many colorful varieties of scalefish lived in Lake Paonga around the city of Otoh Gunga[2] and the depths of the Naboo Abyss. Scalefish were eaten by colo claw fish, opee sea killers, humans, and Gungans.[1]
Known varieties
The faa, a scalefish
Behind the scenes
Scalefish first appeared in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, the first installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy.[3] They were first identified by the 2015 reference book Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.[1]
Appearances
- "The Force Provides" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Children of the Force" (Appears in hologram)- A Crash of Fate (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (First identified as scalefish)
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 41 Guide to the Galaxy: Naboo's Underwater World
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- "The Book of Beasts" — Star Wars Insider 228
- Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy
