clinid fish vs clinid

clinid fish and clinid both are nouns.

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

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

clinid fish and clinid: mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds

clinid fish (noun)	clinid (noun)
mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds	mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds