Rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus)

Scientific name: Centrolabrus exoletus Linnaeus, 1758

Rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus)

The Rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Norway to Portugal; also eastern Greenland.

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. No black spots on the body or fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Centrolabrus exoletus
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
12.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Portugal; also eastern Greenland.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.69-0.81; tmax=6)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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