Cichlid Question

[xPe_MONeYx]

What makes a cichlid a cichlid?

 

[sick_lid]

Just the kind of fish/genus. There's all sorts..

 

[swede]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cichlid

this gives a general idea, but honestly its such a large number of fish, saying cichlid doesn't really categorize very specifically

 

[jackdempsey]

this is the species the are in the animal kingdom