( CNN ) A previously unknown species of catfish has been named for the wide-eyed , puckered-mouth `` Star Wars '' character it resembles . Its scientific name is Peckoltia greedoi , and it is known for its large , dark eyes , puckered lips and protruding bristles . But you can call him Greedo , in honor of the bounty hunter from `` Star Wars Episode IV : A New Hope . '' You might remember him from the cantina scene on Mos Eisley , where he was killed by Han Solo while attempting to collect on a debt for Jabba the Hutt . `` 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 . Armbruster made the connection in September with colleagues David Werneke , Milton Tan and Chris Hamilton . But , like many things in academia , it took a while to make it official . The specimens were found in 1998 by researchers along the Gurupi River in Brazil . Armbruster obtained them in 2005 from a museum in Porto Alegre for a manuscript he was preparing on the genus , `` thinking they were unusual . '' He designated them as another existing species , Peckoltia vittata , in a 2008 paper , `` although I had not been comfortable with that designation . '' He examined them again in September and discovered they were different from Peckoltia vittata . After talking it over with his colleagues , they realized he was a clear ringer for Greedo . `` As a 7-year-old kid , I watched `` Star Wars '' in the theater , and it was a life-changing experience for me , '' said Armbruster . `` I became a lifelong fan , and I now share that with my son . Greedo has always been a personal favorite of mine . '' Greedo became the object of controversy when Lucasfilm re-released the original Star Wars trilogy in 1997 . A reworked scene showed Greedo firing a shot at Solo before Solo fired back . In the 1977 release , Han is the only one to fire , prompting backlash from fans and giving rise to the phrase `` Han Shot First . ''
Catfish with large , dark eyes and puckered lips named after bounty hunter Greedo . Greedo is the bounty hunter killed by Han Solo in ` Star Wars ''