threadfish vs Alectis ciliaris

threadfish and Alectis ciliaris both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
threadfish	Yes	No	No	No
Alectis ciliaris	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, threadfish and Alectis ciliaris are synonyms defined as:

threadfish and Alectis ciliaris: fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins

Other synonyms of threadfish include thread-fish.

threadfish (noun)	Alectis ciliaris (noun)
fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins	fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins