Zaranite

• Appearance: Mammalian
  • Large, two-lobed skulls (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
  • Somewhat distorted face, akin to theatrical tragedy mask (TOS Novel: Ex Machina)
• Homeworld: Zaranai
• Biological notes
  • Though their respiration is chiefly based on oxygen, due to numerous microbes on Zaranai that release fluorine gas as waste, Zaranites require trace amounts of fluorine in the air for their metabolism (TOS Novel: Ex Machina)