Crappie

Crappie
Temporal range:
Black (top) and white crappie
(P. nigromaculatus & P. annularis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Subfamily: Centrarchinae
Genus: Pomoxis
Rafinesque, 1818
Type species
Pomoxis annularis
Rafinesque, 1818
Synonyms

Hyperistius Gill, 1864:

Crappies (/ˈkrɒpi, ˈkræpi/) 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.

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