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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.
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).
Chain pickerel (Esox niger) Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Channel darter (Percina copelandi) Chestnut lamprey (Ichthyomyzon castaneus) Chub shiner (Notropis potteri) Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) Common logperch (Percina caprodes) Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
Golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas[35] 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]
An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species. [1] Common Name Scientific Name Image ... White Crappie ...
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 ...
Moxostoma carinatum. Small streams, rivers with moderate current over gravel bottom. Black redhorse. Moxostoma duquesnei. Lakes, river pools with sand or rock bottom. Golden redhorse. Moxostoma erythrurum. Clear pools of large rivers, moderate flowing small streams with sandy or gravel bottom. Shorthead redhorse.