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Yes it looks to be from the genus Parachromis, if it came from a LFS turn in, possibly a Parachromis hybrid.
There are a number of color morphs of beanii that vary depending on which river system they come from.
Here a morph I had.
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Male left, female right.
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Male left, female in spawning colors right
As with many cichlids, the topagraphy will determine color variation.
A cichlid from an open, less vegetative environment many have less darker skin pigments and melanin.
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Whereas the same species from a heavily vegetated river may have more melanin, as a survaval of thhe fittest trait.
The Daienheros above was caught in a open, less covered river (below) the Rio Mamoni
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The same species of Darienheros, was caught in the smaller, heavily shaded, and terrestrially vegetative covered river below, the Rio Uni.
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These variant traits are common with environment changes from place to place.

Below to individuals of Chuco intermedia, each fro different riverine environmenta in Mexico.
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Just because a species from one river looks one way, does not mean the same species from another river, will look exactly the sae way.
 
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