The Alonis are an aquatic non-humanoid race native to the planet Alonis. They have tails, short limblike pectoral fins, smaller dorsal and pelvic fins and lack opposable digits. They can communicate in a chirping language decipherable by a universal translator, and can also manipulate water into tools using short-range psychokinesis. In order to survive out of water, they must wear environmental suits and travel in antigrav chairs. (TLE novel: Serpents Among the Ruins) The Alonis joined the Federation in the mid-24th century. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Rough Beasts of Empire)