Malpelo barnacle blenny

Acanthemblemaria stephensi

Fishstrong against mammals, arachnids

Rare

School

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).

Acanthemblemaria stephensi

Photo: D Ross Robertson (original photo) · public domain (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Mammals
Arachnids

Weak against

Birds
Insects

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

Acanthemblemaria stephensi, the Malpelo barnacle blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Malpelo Island, in the eastern Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum total length of 5 cm (2.0 in). This species feeds primarily on zooplankton. The specific name honours the environmental biologist John S. Stephens Jr.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Acanthemblemaria stephensi, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Rare.

Observations: 2 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 1.3 g

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from130 points, the Rare budget

Every Rare card has 130 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 35
ATK 35
DEF 60

How they’re shared out:

Type: Fish: HP 33, ATK 30 and DEF 37 out of 100 to start.