needlefish vs teleost fish

needlefish and teleost fish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
needlefish	Yes	No	No	No
teleost fish	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, teleost fish is a hypernym of needlefish; that is, teleost fish is a word with a broader meaning than needlefish:

needlefish: fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
teleost fish: a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei

Other hypernyms of needlefish include teleost, teleostan.

As nouns, teleost fish is a hypernym of needlefish; that is, teleost fish is a word with a broader meaning than needlefish:

needlefish: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
teleost fish: a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei

Other hypernyms of needlefish include teleost, teleostan.

needlefish (noun)	teleost fish (noun)
fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates	a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters