channel catfish vs Ictalurus punctatus

channel catfish and Ictalurus punctatus both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of channel catfish include channel cat.

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