Hypsophrys nicaraguensis

Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Heroini
Genus:	Hypsophrys
Species:	H. nicaraguensis
Binomial name
	Hypsophrys nicaraguensis; (Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
	Heros nicaraguensis Günther, 1864; Cichlasoma nicaraguense (Günther, 1864); Copora nicaraguensis (Günther, 1864); Herichthys nicaraguensis (Günther, 1864); Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz, 1859; Heros balteatus T.N. Gill, 1877; Cichlasoma balteatum (T.N. Gill, 1877); Cichlasoma spilotum Meek, 1912;

Hypsophrys nicaraguensis, the moga, is a species of cichlid native to the Atlantic slope of Central America, from Nicaragua to Costa Rica. The species is a popular aquarium fish and is traded under a variety of common names that include nickie, parrot cichlid, macaw cichlid, butterfly cichlid, Nicaraguan cichlid and nicaraguense. In Costa Rica it is known as a vieja.