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Rock cook

Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus) is a species in the family Labridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the rock cook

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rock cook live?

Not recorded

Is the rock cook endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rock cook classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLabridae
  6. genusCentrolabrus
  7. SpeciesCentrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Acantholabrus exoletus, Acantholabrus microstoma, Crenilabrus exoletus, Crenilabrus microstoma, Labrus chinensis, Labrus exoletus, Labrus pentacanthus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Rock-cookEnglish
  • Small-mouthed wrasseEnglish
  • Smallmouthed wrasseEnglish
  • farriuAsturian
  • gourlazennBreton
  • pyskoun nenápadnýCzech
  • bol melynWelsh
  • småmundet gylteDanish
  • kleinmäuliger LippfischGerman
  • TordoSpanish
  • LevähuulikalaFinnish
  • centrolabreFrench
  • gressgyltNorwegian Bokmål
  • RotslipvisDutch
  • grasgyltNorwegian Nynorsk
  • jaskrońPolish
  • Bodião-da-rochaPortuguese
  • Губан малоротыйRussian
  • grässnultraSwedish
  • Boliau MelynWelsh
  • CentrolabroSpanish
  • PorredanoSpanish
  • coq de rocheFrench
  • Petite VieilleFrench
  • gressgylteNorwegian Bokmål
  • helleskittNorwegian Bokmål
  • roze lipvisDutch
  • grasgylteNorwegian Nynorsk
  • hedleklakkNorwegian Nynorsk
  • helleskitNorwegian Nynorsk

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rock cook

Other species in the same genus Centrolabrus.

CompareRock cook vs Blacktailed wrasse

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the rock cook?

The rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus) belongs to the family Labridae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rock-cook

MLA

“Rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rock-cook.

BibTeX
@misc{rock_cook_2026,
  title = {Rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rock-cook},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}