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Fish Identification
White Crappie
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Scientific Name: Pomoxis Annularus Fish Family: Centrarchidae Other Names: crappie, speckled perch, speckled bass, calico bass, sacalaitt, papermouth, bachelor perch; French: crapet calicot White Crappie Photos: Identification:Back and upper head dark green with many blue,
green, and silvery reflections; sides lighter, with 5-10
vague, vertical bands composed of dark blotches
which become indistinct on lower sides of body; ventral region of head and belly whitish. Eyes yellow to
green. Irregular dark opercle spot scarcely larger
than diam of pupil of eye. Dorsal, caudal, and anal
fins heavily vermiculated, contrasting with round to
oblong light-colored spots (which are less evident in
the anal fin); paired fins unpigrnented to lightly pig-
mented. Spots almost absent in large adults (espe-
cially the females) from turbid waters.
Distribution:
In Wisconsin, the white crappie occurs in the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan drainage basins, where it is near the northern limit of its distribution.
It has not been taken from the Lake Superior water-
shed.
State White Crappie Records:
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