yellowfin croaker vs surf fish

yellowfin croaker and surf fish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yellowfin croaker	Yes	No	No	No
surf fish	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, yellowfin croaker and surf fish are synonyms defined as:

yellowfin croaker and surf fish: a fish of the Pacific coast of North America

Other synonyms of yellowfin croaker include surffish, Umbrina roncador.

yellowfin croaker (noun)	surf fish (noun)
a fish 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