Rock cook: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Rock cook Centrolabrus exoletus Least concern

Where the rock cook lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5,804 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Centrolabrus exoletus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Labriformes
Family	Labridae

Where does the rock cook live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rock cook in 10 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the rock cook endangered?

The rock cook’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rock cook?

The rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Labriformes and the family Labridae, genus Centrolabrus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rock cook

The rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus), or small-mouthed wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the wrasse family Labridae which is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Europe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rock cook (revision 1354684181), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q533844 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).