Who is Sah'ot from Startide Rising and what is their importance? Startide_Rising English & Literature Sah'ot | Startide Rising

A Stenos neo-dolphin, Sah'ot is a civilian linguist/anthropologist assigned to the exploration vessel Streaker. He is "obviously a genetic experiment, in which the gene-crafters were pushing a set of traits toward a calculated optimum" (pg. 101). He hates the nubby "fin-gers" that have been implanted on his pectoral fins and are supposed eventually to evolve into hands. He also dislikes the shunting of some of his brain capacity from sound to human-like sight and analytical thought. Sah'ot is uncomfortable with devices other than computers that help him communicate with alien species.