Cichlidae

Yellow belly cichlid

Trichromis salvini

Fish Reaching Twenty Two Centimeters in Central American Waters

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• Medium
• Tropical fish

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.