White crappie

Pomoxis annularis

Fifty Three Centimeters Centrarchid Fish of North American Waters

White
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
West Asia
Deep-bodied
Large
Temperate fish

White crappie is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 53 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Pomoxis
Maximum length: 53 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: North America: Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from New York, USA and from Ontario, Canada west to Minnesota and South Dakota and south to the Gulf of Mexico in the USA; Gulf drainages from Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama to Nueces River in Texas, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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