Long-tailed River Stingray
Plesiotrygon iwamae
Fishstrong against mammals, arachnids
Rare
While active with another fish in play, a fish on your bench absorbs up to 9 of the damage this card takes, without being knocked out (18 with two others).
Plesiotrygon iwamae
Photo: Davepape (original photo) · public domain (licence text) · cropped
Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.
The long-tailed river stingray or antenna ray (Plesiotrygon iwamae) is a species of freshwater stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is found in the Amazon basin in South America, ranging from Ecuador to Belém. It lives in the main channel of the Amazon River and lower parts of its major tributaries.
Characteristic features are a very long filiform tail, reduced eyes, and a low number of pectoral-fin radials. It resembles the black-tailed antenna ray (P. nana), but is larger at up to 58 cm (1.90 ft) in disc width.
Their prey includes worms, crustaceans, mollusks, and small bottom fish (such as small catfish). They can detect electrical and chemical signals from prey in mud and sand.
The species was described in 1987 by Hugo P. Castello from Museu de Zoologia, University of São Paulo. Previously misidentified, or unidentified, specimens were then found in other museums.
The fish is named in honor of the zoologist Satoko Iwama (d. 1987) of the Instituto de Botânica in São Paulo (Brazil).
Although the species is sensitive and the tail is easily damaged, this fish occasionally appears in the aquarium trade and it has been bred in captivity.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Long-tailed river stingray, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Rare.
Every Rare card has 130 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:
How they’re shared out:
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DEF 48