There are two kinds of cichlids called parrot cichlids. Hoplarchus psittacus is the original parrot cichlid. It is a large green cichlid coming from the Amazon and Orinoco River drainages of South America.
Large males can be well over a foot in length.
It got its name because of its large parrot-like mouth. This fish is very rare in the hobby and has only been bred a few times. The other kind of parrot cichlid is increasingly common in pet stores. It is sometimes called the parrot cichlid or blood parrot cichlid or red parrot cichlid or blood red parrot cichlid. When this fish first appeared a few years ago, they were orange, now I have seen them in various colors ranging from orange to red to purple.