Ictalurus punctatus vs channel cat

Ictalurus punctatus and channel cat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ictalurus punctatus	Yes	No	No	No
channel cat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Ictalurus punctatus and channel cat are synonyms defined as:

Ictalurus punctatus and channel cat: freshwater food fish common throughout central United States

Other synonyms of Ictalurus punctatus include channel catfish.

Ictalurus punctatus (noun)	channel cat (noun)
freshwater food fish common throughout central United States	freshwater food fish common throughout central United States