''Nidorellia armata'', also known as the chocolate chip star (leading to easy confusion with ''

Protoreaster nodosus ''Protoreaster nodosus'', commonly known as the horned sea star or chocolate chip sea star, is a species of sea star found in the warm, shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific region. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquarium trade or dried and ...

''), is a species of

starfish Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. Starfish ...

from warmer parts of the East Pacific, where it ranges from the Gulf of California to northwest Peru, including the Galápagos.James, M.J., eds. (1991). ''Galápagos Marine Invertebrates: Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands.'' pp. 349. Topics in Geobiology. It is the only species in the genus ''Nidorellia''. ''N. armata'' can be found in tropical waters clinging on corals and rocky reefs; and are sometimes kept as pets in home

marine aquarium A marine aquarium is an aquarium that keeps ocean, marine plants and animals in a contained environment. Marine aquaria are further subdivided by hobbyists into fish only (FO), fish only with live rock (FOWLR), and reef aquarium, reef aquaria. Fi ...

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