why are p-bass consider "cichlids"?

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Because they are cichlids.
 
krichardson;3827266; said:
Because they are cichlids.
lols


its funny but true they are cichlids



if you want to get technical its becuase they're members of the cichlidae family which which is a sister family to the true basses and sunfish (centrarchids) and this is where the resemblance and the (incorrect) name comes from
 
Was'nt trying to be a wise guy or nothing.
 
Zander_The_RBP;3827294; said:
lols


its funny but true they are cichlids



if you want to get technical its becuase there members of the cichlidae family which which is a sister family to the true basses and sunfish (centrarchids) and this is where the resemblance and the (incorrect) name comes from

thank you :)
 
krichardson;3827312; said:
Was'nt trying to be a wise guy or nothing.
thats what made it great!
 
bam

Cichlids are members of a group of perciform fish known as the Labroidei alongside the wrasses Labridae, damselfish Pomacentridae, and surfperches Embiotocidae. This very large grouping shares a single key trait: the fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure. A complex set of muscles allows the upper and lower pharyngeal bones to be used as a second set of jaws for processing food, allowing a division of labour between the "true jaws" (mandibles) and the "pharyngeal jaws".

Thank you wikipedia
 
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