flamefish vs Apogon maculatus

flamefish and Apogon maculatus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flamefish	Yes	No	No	No
Apogon maculatus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flamefish and Apogon maculatus are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of flamefish include flame fish.

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