why are p-bass consider "cichlids"?
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lolskrichardson;3827266; said:
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
lol.. you actually got you question answered in the first 4 replies. it usually takes me like 5 pages till i get my answer
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
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