cichlid vs cichlid fish

cichlid and cichlid fish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cichlid	Yes	No	No	No
cichlid fish	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cichlid and cichlid fish are synonyms defined as:

cichlid and cichlid fish: freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums

cichlid (noun)	cichlid fish (noun)
freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums	freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums