Scientific Name
Centrolabrus exoletus
Common Name
Rock cook
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 18 - 20;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 5-7;
Anal
spines: 4 - 6;
Anal
soft rays: 6 - 8. Snout with 5-10 pores. Upper lip with 5-7 folds. Rows of scales on cheek 3-5, on inter-operculum 2 (7-11) scales, on temporo-occipital surface 5-8. Vertebrae 32-34. Preoperculum edge serrated. One row of scales on base of soft part of dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 232). No black spots on the body or fins (Ref. 35388).