flame fish vs Apogon maculatus

flame fish and Apogon maculatus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flame fish	Yes	No	No	No
Apogon maculatus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flame fish and Apogon maculatus are synonyms defined as:

flame fish and Apogon maculatus: a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters

Other synonyms of flame fish include flamefish.

flame fish (noun)	Apogon maculatus (noun)
a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters	a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters