Coregonus artedi vs lake herring

Coregonus artedi and lake herring both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Coregonus artedi	Yes	No	No	No
lake herring	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Coregonus artedi and lake herring are synonyms defined as:

Coregonus artedi and lake herring: important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America

Other synonyms of Coregonus artedi include cisco.

Coregonus artedi (noun)	lake herring (noun)
important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America	important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
	cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward