The marine pike cichlid

[Characin Man]

I recently found the Australian Flathead Perch. This fish is basically the marine equivalent of a pike cichlid.

 

[Hendre]

That is one lovely fish!

 

[tlindsey]

I recently found the Australian Flathead Perch. This fish is basically the marine equivalent of a pike cichlid.

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Beautiful marine fish but how is it equivalent to a Pike Cichlid?

 

[Chefken]

A five thousand dollar three inch pike????? Dwarf maybe........

 

[kno4te]

Great looking fish!

 

[Fishnerd360]

That fish reminds me of a elongated yellowstripe cardinal fish.

 

[Magnus_Bane]

Beautiful marine fish but how is it equivalent to a Pike Cichlid?

I think OP is just stating that it looks similar to how allot of pike cichlids look. Kind of like how I consider grouper to just be a marine version of bass. Even if they aren't related at all they still look very similar.