Species with Funny English Common Names
Where do all these species live? Use this field guide to find out.
Estrella de mar
Nidorellia armata (common name, Chocolate Chip star) is a species of starfish. 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.
Chocolate Chip Sea Star
Protoreaster nodosus is a species of sea star found in the warm, shallow waters of Indo-Pacific region. Also known as "horned" or "Chocolate Chip" sea stars, they possess rows of spines or "horns"; black conical points arranged in a single row, radially on the dorsal side, which may erode and becoming blunt.These dark protrusions are used to scare away possible predators, by looking ...more ↓
