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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. White crappies have spinous rays and ctenoid fish scales found in advanced teleosts. The exposed part of the scale has tiny tooth-like projections (cteni).
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.
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 ...
White sucker: Catostomus commersoni: Catostomidae Yes Black crappie: Pomoxis nigromaculatus: Centrarchidae No Bluegill: Lepomis macrochirus: Centrarchidae No Common carp: Cyprinus carpio: Cyprinidae No Emerald shiner: Notropis atherinoides: Cyprinidae No Freshwater drum: Aplodinotus grunniens: Sciaenidae No Gizzard shad: Dorosoma cepedianum ...
The freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, is a fish endemic to North and Central America. It is the only species in the genus Aplodinotus, [3] and is a member of the family Sciaenidae. It is the only North American member of the group that inhabits freshwater for its entire life. [4] Its generic name, Aplodinotus, comes from Greek meaning ...
Lives in lakes, ponds and rivers. White bass do not like muddy water or areas with vegetation and prefer open water or rocky parts. White bass feed on small invertebrates like small crustaceans, midge larvae, and small species of fishes. White bass common length size is 12.5 inches but can grow up to 17 inches and more.
Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) O. Allegheny pearl dace (Margariscus margarita) O,P, rare. Hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus) O, extinct in West Virginia. Bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus) N,P,J. River chub (Nocomis micropogon) O,P,J. Bigmouth chub (Nocomis platyrhynchus) N.
The list includes several anadromous species, and two normally marine species (starry flounder and shiner perch) that are occasionally found in freshwater. Only one species (Olympic mudminnow) is a Washington endemic, however three others (Nooksack dace, Salish sucker, and margined sculpin) have very limited distributions outside the state ...