Nkhomo-benga Peacock Cichlid

Aulonocara baenschi

Fishstrong against mammals, arachnids

Mythic

Leader · School

Counts as two fish: while active, a fish on your bench absorbs up to 9 of the damage this card takes, without being knocked out (18 with another fish in play).

Aulonocara baenschi

Photo: © Dick Culbert (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (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

The nkhomo-benga peacock (Aulonocara baenschi), also known as the new yellow regal peacock, is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi. This species is threatened by capture for the aquarium trade.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Nkhomo-benga peacock, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Mythic.

Observations: 5 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 22 g

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from160 points, the Mythic budget

Every Mythic card has 160 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 43
ATK 50
DEF 67

How they’re shared out:

Type: Fish: HP 33, ATK 30 and DEF 37 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 5 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.