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title: "Estrella de mar chispas de chocolate"
description: "Nidorellia armata — Otros animales. Nidorellia armata, also known as the chocolate chip star (leading to easy confusion with Protoreaster nodosus), is a species of starfish from warmer parts of the East Pacific, where it ranges from the Gulf of California to northwest Peru, including the Galápagos."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/chocolate-chip-sea-star-nidorellia-armata
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Estrella de mar chispas de chocolate

> Nidorellia armata — Otros animales. Nidorellia armata, also known as the  chocolate chip star (leading to easy confusion with Protoreaster nodosus), is a species of starfish from warmer parts of the East Pacific, where it ranges from the Gulf of California to northwest Peru, including the Galápagos.

- Scientific name: *Nidorellia armata*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1008
- Wikidata: [Q1538993](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1538993)
- iNaturalist taxon: [195829](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/195829)

## Names

- en: Chocolate Chip Sea Star
- de: Schokoladenseestern
- es: Estrella de mar chispas de chocolate

## Countries with the most observations

EC (619), MX (193), CR (90), PA (5)

## Summary

Nidorellia armata, also known as the  chocolate chip star (leading to easy confusion with Protoreaster nodosus), is a species of starfish from warmer parts of the East Pacific, where it ranges from the Gulf of California to northwest Peru, including the Galápagos. 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 aquariums.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidorellia

## Photo

![Estrella de mar chispas de chocolate](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chocolate-chip-sea-star-nidorellia-armata/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris Spain · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250820586

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chocolate-chip-sea-star-nidorellia-armata?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).