---
title: "Chocolate Chip Sea Star"
description: "Protoreaster nodosus — Inne zwierzęta. Protoreaster nodosus, commonly known as the horned starfish or chocolate chip starfish, is a species of sea star found in the warm, shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific region."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/chocolate-chip-sea-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chocolate Chip Sea Star

> Protoreaster nodosus — Inne zwierzęta. Protoreaster nodosus, commonly known as the horned starfish or chocolate chip starfish, is a species of sea star found in the warm, shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific region.

- Scientific name: *Protoreaster nodosus*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 3396
- Wikidata: [Q1777525](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1777525)
- iNaturalist taxon: [50412](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/50412)

## Names

- en: Chocolate Chip Sea Star
- de: Knotiger Walzen-Seestern
- es: Estrella chispas de chocolate
- fr: Etoile de mer à cornes

## Countries with the most observations

SG (872), PH (751), ID (613), NC (241), MY (119), VU (86), VN (59), TH (51), TL (44), AU (39), PG (35), JP (16)

## Summary

Protoreaster nodosus, commonly known as the horned starfish or chocolate chip starfish, 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 sold as curios.

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

## Photo

![Chocolate Chip Sea Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chocolate-chip-sea-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243994467

## Machine access

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