surf fish vs surfperch

surf fish and surfperch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
surf fish	Yes	No	No	No
surfperch	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, surf fish and surfperch are synonyms defined as:

surf fish and surfperch: small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America

Other synonyms of surf fish include surffish.

surf fish (noun)	surfperch (noun)
small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America	small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
a fish of the Pacific coast of North America