flashlight fish vs anomalops

flashlight fish and anomalops both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flashlight fish	Yes	No	No	No
anomalops	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flashlight fish and anomalops are synonyms defined as:

flashlight fish and anomalops: fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico

flashlight fish (noun)	anomalops (noun)
fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico	fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico
fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye