big mouth bass and a p.bass

[mydawg8mystash]

would a big mouth bass and a p.bass breed if in same tank and they were m/f...

[mnemenoi]

They are not related at all, one is a Cichlid and the other is a Centrarch. They just share certain body shapes due to convergant evolution and their common names of bass due to both being similar and sought after for sport fishing.

[SunnyHouTX]

mRoy, to quote none other than your wife:

[mnemenoi]

Lol, I probably just go into too much detail. I could have listed latin families and evolutionary branches.

[sunkenmetal]

need more detail

[mnemenoi]

Breakdown of Peacock Bass (Cichla) to genus. There are 15 different species that are listed, though evidence exists that more are very likely and geographic variants are common, possibly subspecies that are needing further study and genetic survey to determine relationships to other groups.

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Cichlinae
Genus:	Cichla

Here is the breakdown of the Black Bass Genus (Micropterus) which contains 7 known species.

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Subclass:	Neopterygii
Infraclass:	Teleostei
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Centrarchidae
Genus:	Micropterus

Cross breeding outside of family is literally unheard of naturally (discounting genetic splicing)

Both can tolerate similar conditions, but the Centrarchs can tolerate much lower temperatures then Cichla.

They are an excellent example of convergant evolution in actions, both evolving to fit a specific form that is often selected for.

Convergent evolution describes the acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages.

Now Sunny can truly say it, lol

[sunkenmetal]

I learn this stuff from here... If I don't have the fish I don't look it up...

[armthehomeless]

Thanks for the info Roy!!

[troy tucker]

Great info...

[mydawg8mystash]

wow... learn new new chit every day.... i got a baby big mouth right now its a beast very quick to hit live food