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The '''Dopterians''' were an unscrupulous [[humanoid]] [[species]] found throughout the [[Alpha Quadrant]].
 
The '''Dopterians''' were an unscrupulous [[humanoid]] [[species]] found throughout the [[Alpha Quadrant]].
   
They were distant relatives of the [[Ferengi]], with which they shared an inablility to be read by [[telepath]]ic species such as [[Betazoid]]s. ({{DS9|The Forsaken}}, {{TNG|Firstborn}})
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They were distant relatives of the [[Ferengi]], with which they shared an inability to be read by [[telepath]]ic species such as [[Betazoid]]s. ({{DS9|The Forsaken}}, {{TNG|Firstborn}})
   
 
== People ==
 
== People ==

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Gorta

Gorta, a Dopterian

The Dopterians were an unscrupulous humanoid species found throughout the Alpha Quadrant.

They were distant relatives of the Ferengi, with which they shared an inability to be read by telepathic species such as Betazoids. (DS9: "The Forsaken", TNG: "Firstborn")

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In the stage directions in the script for "The Forsaken", the Dopterian who robs Lwaxana Troi was described as a "small, weasely looking Dopterian who looks like a distant cousin to a Ferengi". (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion - A Series Guide and Script Library)

The Dopterians apparently have an automated attack weapon known as a "Dopterian interceptor" according to DS9: "Business as Usual". The name was not verbally given on screen, however, the attacking device was identified as such in the script. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion - A Series Guide and Script Library)

Dopterians also shared an unusual resemblance to the Kobheerian species; their appearance was almost identical, but Dopterians had Ferengi-like noses, whereas Kobheerians had two large, elongated flat nostrils in the place of a nose.

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts, on the star chart United Federation of Planets I, the Dopterians were from the Dopteria (Kappa Coronae Borealis) system. This system was located in the Alpha Quadrant.

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