--- description: A new species was named Peckoltia greedoi because of its resemblance to Greedo from Star Wars. title: New Species of Catfish Named After 'Star Wars' Character image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f6a2d9c003d86f4/69878450428a9e4710cc7b5c/greedo.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [animals](/tag/animals/) ## animals Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This New Species of Catfish Was Named After a 'Star Wars' Character  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 19, 2015 12:03 PM CUT  Greedo from Star Wars Greedo from Star WarsLucasfilm  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 19, 2015 12:03 PM CUT If this new species of catfish looks familiar, don’t be surprised—_Peckoltia greedoi_ is [named after _Star Wars_ bounty hunter Greedo](http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/17/us/feat-greedo-catfish-species/index.html "undefined"). Researchers discovered the new species of catfish in 1998 in Brazil, but it had been catalogued as an existing species until 2014, CNN reports. When it came time to name the unidentified fish, they noted _Peckoltia greedoi_‘s uncanny likeness to the S_tar Wars Episode IV: A New Hope_ character. “I think it was the whole package that evoked Greedo, but particularly the eyes and the underslung mouth,” said Jonathan Armbruster, biological sciences professor and curator of fishes at the Auburn University Museum of Natural History, who helped name the species. “As a 7-year-old kid, I watched “Star Wars” in the theater, and it was a life-changing experience for me,” said Armbruster. “Greedo has always been a personal favorite of mine.” \[[CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/17/us/feat-greedo-catfish-species/index.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3750610/catfish-greedo-star-wars/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3750610/catfish-greedo-star-wars/"},"headline":"This New Species of Catfish Was Named After a 'Star Wars' Character","datePublished":"2015-03-19T12:03:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:17:01.151Z","description":"A new species was named Peckoltia greedoi because of its resemblance to Greedo from Star Wars.","url":"https://time.com/3750610/catfish-greedo-star-wars/","keywords":["animals","Environment","Star Wars topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f6a2d9c003d86f4/69878450428a9e4710cc7b5c/greedo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f6a2d9c003d86f4/69878450428a9e4710cc7b5c/greedo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Greedo from Star Wars","caption":"Greedo from Star Wars","creditText":"Lucasfilm","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/animals/","name":"animals"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3750610/catfish-greedo-star-wars/","name":"This New Species of Catfish Was Named After a 'Star Wars' Character"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Overstepping Boundaries: The Danger of Invasive Species","description":"What are invasive species, and why are they dangerous? TIME's Bryan Walsh explains how animals like the Asian carp, lionfish, and Burmese python can be a threat.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/zHyAT7e9/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-12-04T20:50:46.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zHyAT7e9.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3750610/catfish-greedo-star-wars/","duration":"PT2M18S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3750610/catfish-greedo-star-wars/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```