Nidorellia armata Chocolate Chip Star

Nidorellia armata is commonly referred to as Chocolate Chip Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

8890 

AphiaID:

254919 

Scientific:

Nidorellia armata 

German:

Schokoladenseestern 

English:

Chocolate Chip Star 

Category:

Sjöstjärnor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Oreasteridae (Family) > Nidorellia (Genus) > armata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gray, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South-Pazific 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 183 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 9.06" (23 cm) 

Temperature:

15,9 °F - 29,1 °F (15,9°C - 29,1°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Invertebrates, Sea weed, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Nidorellia armata
  Schokoladenseestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-10-25 19:51:03 

Last edit:

2024-11-24 19:46:59 

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