Salvin's cichlid
| Salvin's cichlid | |
|---|---|
| male above, female with fry below | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Trichromis McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015 |
| Species: | T. salvini |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichromis salvini (Günther, 1862) | |
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The Salvin's cichlid (Trichromis salvini), also known as the yellow-belly cichlid or tricolored cichlid, is a species of the family Cichlidae. It is found in rivers of the Atlantic slope of southern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. It is the only species in the genus Trichromis.