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Description:
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Size,
usually 7 - 12 in.; rod and reel record, 5 lb. Body greenish with
black blotches; base of dorsal fin as long as distance from eye to
dorsal fin; dorsal fin spines, 6 - 10. |
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Habitat:
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Clear,
quiet water with mud or sand bottoms and submerged vegetation. |
| Food: |
Small
fishes, insects. |
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Remarks:
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Nest
in 3 - 6 ft. of water on sandy or mud bottom among plants; eggs laid
in late spring. |
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Range:
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Across
south Canada from upper St. Lawrence River to Manitoba; south
through east and central U.S. to Florida and Texas. Widely stocked
by state conservation departments. |
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Black Crappie
Pomoxis
nigromaculatus
USFWS / Duane Raver
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