The Aqualish crime family functioned as a segment of Jabba's criminal empire under the leadership of Lord Bib Fortuna after the death of Jabba. The control of Mos Espa was allocated amongst three distinct criminal organizations: the Trandoshans who held power in the city center, the Aqualish who were situated in the Worker's District, and the Klatooinians who maintained their influence in both the Mos Espa spaceport and the upper sprawl.