Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Wakatobi, Indonesia
Chocolate Chip Sea Star
Protoreaster nodosus
Chocolate Chip Sea Star
Also known as: Horned Sea Star, Knobbly Sea Star
Category: Sea Stars
Scientific Name: Protoreaster nodosus
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
└Asteroidea (Class)
└Valvatida (Order)
└Oreasteridae (Family)
└Protoreaster (Genus)
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