Anglers were a bulbous, carnivorous species of organism native to the swamps of the moon Yavin 4. They would sit on the buttress roots of trees and pull lizard crabs from the swamps, which they would then absorb and eat.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Anglers first appeared in the Star Wars Legends reference book The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, which was released in 1995 and showcased concept artwork by Ralph McQuarrie with text written by Kevin J. Anderson. The species were confirmed to be canon by the reference book Ultimate Star Wars, which was released in 2015.

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• Ultimate Star Wars (First mentioned)
• Star Wars: Galactic Atlas (First pictured)
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition

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