channel cat vs Ictalurus punctatus

channel cat and Ictalurus punctatus both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of channel cat include channel catfish.

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