Heklu

Heklu were a non-sentient [amphibian|amphibious]] species of animals native to the planet Riileb in the Riileb system of Hutt Space. The species' meat was considered a delicacy on many of the Core Worlds and transporting the beasts was one of the only reasons merchants found that made visting the creautres homeworld worthwhile.

Behind the scenes
The heklu were first mentioned in the thirteenth issue of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game supplement magazine series Star Wars Adventure Journal published by West End Games in 1997. It was in an article titled "Alien Encounters" written by Brian Smithson. A reduced version of the article was published in Alien Encounters which was a collection of all "Alien Encounters" articles compiled by Paul Sudlow in 1988.