Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rock cook

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Labridae
Synonyms	Labrus exoletus, Acantholabrus exoletus, Crenilabrus exoletus, ... more
Common names	Rock-cook, Petite vieille, Porredano, ... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Quignard, J.-P. and A. Pras. 1986. (Ref. 4742)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4645); common length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); max. reported age: 6 years (Ref. 4792)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine

Climate / Range

Temperate

Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Portugal; also eastern Greenland.
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Short description

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).

Found in eel-grass beds near rocks. Feed on small invertebrates (Ref. 4742). Eggs are laid in the summer in a seaweed nest (Ref. 35388). Males grow faster than females (Ref. 4792). Used in salmon culture as cleaner fish (Helmut Tethmeyer, pers. comm.).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: public aquariums


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.69-0.81; tmax=6)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (20 of 100)	Very high

Entered by Luna, Susan M.

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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