lake whitefish vs Coregonus clupeaformis

lake whitefish and Coregonus clupeaformis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lake whitefish	Yes	No	No	No
Coregonus clupeaformis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lake whitefish and Coregonus clupeaformis are synonyms defined as:

lake whitefish and Coregonus clupeaformis: found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska

lake whitefish (noun)	Coregonus clupeaformis (noun)
found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska	found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska