Rock Cook
Centrolabrus exoletus
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 3–10 m
- Max size: 18 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A cool water wrasse of rocky eel grass beds, the rock cook feeds on small invertebrates picked from weed and stone. Males build seaweed nests in summer and outgrow the females, and divers in salmon farms put the species to work cleaning parasites off penned fish.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Labridae › Centrolabrus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 126961.
FAQ
- How deep does the Rock Cook live?
- The Rock Cook (Centrolabrus exoletus) is typically found at 3–10 m.
- Is the Rock Cook dangerous to divers?
- The Rock Cook is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Rock Cook get?
- The Rock Cook grows to about 18 cm.