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Black crappie. The black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) is a freshwater fish found in North America, one of the two types of crappies. It is very similar to the white crappie (P. annularis) in size, shape, and habits, except that it is darker, with a pattern of black spots. Alternate names for the species include calico bass, speck, speckled ...
Type species. Pomoxis annularis. Rafinesque, 1818 [1] Synonyms [2] Hyperistius Gill, 1864: Crappies (/ ˈkrɒpi, ˈkræpi /) [3][4] are two species of North American freshwater fish of the genus Pomoxis in the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes). Both species of crappies are popular game fish among recreational anglers.
The white crappie has six dorsal fin spines, whereas the black crappie has seven or eight dorsal fin spines. [7] White crappies are also slightly more elongated than black crappies. [8] The white crappie is a deep-bodied fish with a flattened body, or a depth that is one-third of the length of the fish.
Gravel chub, Hybopsis x-punctata[36] Highland stoneroller, Campostoma spadiceum[37] Hornyhead chub, Nocomis biguttatus[38] Ironcolor shiner, Notropis chalybaeus[39] Largescale stoneroller, Campostoma oligolepis[40] Mississippi silvery minnow, Hybognathus nuchalis[41] Ozark chub, Erimystax harryi[42]
Description. Generally silvery-white in color, hence the name, depending upon habitat and size specimens have begun to develop a darker shade near the dorsal fin and along the top of the fish. This sometimes earns them the nickname "black-back". White perch have been reported up to 49.5 cm (19.5 in) in length and weighing 2.2 kg (4.9 lb).
It is the type species of the genus Lepomis (true sunfish), from the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, crappies and black basses) in the order Perciformes (perch-like fish). Bluegills can grow up to 16 in (41 cm) long and about 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb (2.0 kg).
Bigmouth buffalo ( Ictiobus cyprinellus) Black buffalo ( Ictiobus niger) Black bullhead ( Ameiurus melas) Black crappie ( Pomoxis nigromaculatus) Black redhorse ( Moxostoma duquesni) Blackside darter ( Percina maculata) Blackspot shiner ( Notropis atrocaudalis) Blackspotted topminnow ( Fundulus olivaceus)
The rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), also known as the rock perch, goggle-eye, red eye, and black perch, is a freshwater fish native to east-central North America. This red-eyed fish is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes and can be distinguished from other similar species by the six spines ...