A reptilian humanoid species whose acute sense of smell can tell what a person has eaten and whether he is lying, represented by the Freecloud enforcer Mister Vup.
The Beta Annari are tall, scaled humanoids with an extraordinary sense of smell. One of them can tell from scent alone what a person last ate, whom they have been close to and whether they are telling the truth, which makes the species formidable in interrogation.
They are introduced in the Picard episode Stardust City Rag through Mister Vup, the chief enforcer of the Freecloud crime boss Bjayzl. To get Bruce Maddox out of her hands, the crew of La Sirena stage a fake deal, and Cristóbal Rios must present himself to Vup as a flamboyant go-between.
Raffi warns him what he is facing, and he is told to stay in character and stick as near to the truth as he can. Vup sniffs him over with suspicion but lets the meeting go ahead.