A species whose females attract mates in order to implant eggs in their throats, one of whom nearly ensnared Brad Boimler in a bar on Tulgana IV in 2380.
The Anabaj are a humanoid species with a parasitic method of reproduction. A female lures a partner and then lays her eggs in the victim's throat, where the young hatch and feed. They appear in the Lower Decks episode Envoys.
While Boimler and Beckett Mariner search Tulgana IV for a missing Klingon general, an attractive woman takes an interest in Boimler, who is delighted by the attention. Mariner recognises her as an Anabaj and drags him away before she can use him as a host.
The encounter is one of several humiliations that persuade Boimler he is hopeless at field work, since Mariner seems to know every species they meet. To restore his confidence she arranges for him to expose a supposed Ferengi impostor, with the help of an old friend.