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[[File:Selonian_warrior-SoF.jpg|thumb|right|The sentient Selonians resembled otters.]]
An '''otter''' was a type of [[Species/Legends|creature]]. One species of otter, the [[Klepthian rock otter]],<ref name="LuSkyShadMin">''[[Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor]]''</ref> was [[Homeworld/Legends|native]] to<ref name="Planetnamia">{{Planetnamia|species=[[Klepthian rock otter]]|system=[[Klepthia system]]}}</ref> the [[Klepthia system]] in the [[Expansion Region/Legends|Expansion Region's]] [[Tynna sector]].<ref name="EAOC">{{SW|url=news/star-wars-the-essential-atlas-online-companion|text=''Star Wars: The Essential Atlas'' Online Companion|int=Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion}}</ref> When the rock otters [[Diet/Legends|fed]] on [[basalt clam]]s, the former chewed intensely on the shells of the latter.<ref name="LuSkyShadMin" />

Otters resembled the [[Tynnan/Legends|Tynnans]],<ref name="TCSWE">{{CSWECite|III|271|Tynna}}</ref> a [[Limb/Legends|bipedal]],<ref name="AOCII">''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse]]''</ref> [[Water/Legends|aquatic]],<ref name="EGTPM">''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]''</ref> [[Sentience/Legends|sentient]] species native to the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Tynna/Legends|Tynna]],<ref name="TCSWE" /> also located in the Tynna [[Sector/Legends|sector]].<ref name="EAOC" /> The [[Selonian/Legends|Selonians]],<ref name="BoFettHun">''[[Boba Fett: Hunted]]''</ref> [[Hair/Legends|fur]]-coated sentients inhabiting the<ref name="EGTPM" /> [[Core Worlds/Legends|Core Worlds]]<ref name="TEA">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref> planet [[Selonia/Legends|Selonia]],<ref name="EGTPM" /> and the flying [[bulfus]]i creature of the Core planet [[Corulag/Legends|Corulag]] both also resembled otters.<ref name="CATCW">''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]''</ref> In addition, the [[Sessehshellah]], furred sentients from the planet [[Shaymore]]<ref name="RoBW">{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|text=''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game''|story=Rings of Bright Water}}</ref> in the Expansion Region's [[Immerian Outback]] sector,<ref name="EAOC Shaymore">{{SW|url=news/star-wars-the-essential-atlas-online-companion|text=''Star Wars: The Essential Atlas'' Online Companion|int=Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion}} &mdash; Based on corresponding data for [[Shaymore system]]</ref> had the physical features of giant river otters.<ref name="RoBW" />

==Behind the scenes==
Otters were first mentioned in "[[Rings of Bright Water]]," a [[roleplaying game]] adventure seed included in the [[1987]] [[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|first edition rulebook]] of [[West End Games]]' ''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game]]''. The adventure idea was authored by [[Ken Rolston]].<ref name="RoBW" /> In the real world, [[Wikipedia:Otter|otters]] are furred aquatic mammals which eat fish and clams.<ref name="OttRef">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/group/otters|title=Otters, facts and information|work=[[Wikipedia:National Geographic|National Geographic]]|publisher=[[Wikipedia:National Geographic Partners|National Geographic Partners, LLC]]|archivedate=20200415175933}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Boba Fett: Hunted]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|text=''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game''|story=Rings of Bright Water}} {{1stm}}
*''[[Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
*''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]''
*{{CSWECite|III||Tynna}}

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WP|Otter}}

[[Category:Creatures of unspecified biology]]
[[Category:Creatures of unspecified diet]]
[[Category:Species of undefined sentience]]