The Numiri were a spacefaring humanoid race found in the Delta Quadrant. In the 2370s, they were engaged in a war with the Banea, with whom they once shared a planet. The Numiri had a remarkably covert society, and according to Neelix, they never needed an excuse to attack anyone. As part of their conflict with the Banea, they considered the area of the Banean planet a warzone, conducting patrols near the Banean planet and tending to intimidate travelers to it.