Planet of Origin: Jupiter 
The Jovians are a sentient species that built several advanced arrogant civilisations on their planet which, given the size of the planet, have not all made contact with one another. Although  their technical science is on pair with that 
of Humanity, their knowledge of astronomy is lcose to nil, as they know about the 
existence of the sun and the four Galilean moons of Jupiter, but are 
ignorant over all other celestial bodies. 
They are built around radial symmetry with  tentacles and sensory organs allowing them to detect mass. 
Substances of low specific mass are transparent to them, allowing to see through the dense Jovian atmosphere as well as Humans see 
through Earth air. Oxygen is lethal to them, and they may drown if 
submerged in ammonia, which is known to form lakes in the vast islands 
where they built their cities. 
For 25 years they had radio contact with Human settlers 
on Ganymede, but immediately cut contact when they realized  they were dealing with non-Jovians, feeling sudden repulsion and xenophobia. Robots were later sent down to the planet in 
hopes of restoring contact.
Source: Isaac Asimov, Not Final! (1941), Victory Unintentional (1942) 
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