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The rock cook is found mainly among seaweeds and seagrass beds on or near rocks and boulders normally at depths of less than 25 metres (82 ft), although it has been claimed at depth of 35 metres (115 ft) off the United
Kingdom. The female creates a nest from fine seaweeds in which she lays
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383:, Portugal found that it was the most important species of cleaner fish present in that area. It is a facultative cleaner fish which rather than maintain a territory where its client fish seek it out small groups of rock cooks actively search for client fish, primarily the
375:. Males grow faster than the females, by the age of 5 years old the males attain an average length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) while the females average length is 12 centimetres (4.7 in). The rock cook also acts as a
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302:Description
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