chameleon cichlid
noun
plural chameleon cichlids
: a freshwater cichlid fish (Australohero facetus synonym Cichlasoma facetum) of South America that is typically yellow to pale brown with dark vertical stripes, may reach a length of seven inches (18 centimeters), and is sometimes kept in aquariums
called also chanchito
Word History
First Known Use
1969, in the meaning defined above