black crappie

noun

: a silvery black-mottled sunfish (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) of eastern and central North America having seven or eight protruding spines on the dorsal fins

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Mason Schwartz’s black crappie is the first record for the species that TPW has ever recognized on the Concho River. —

Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024 Read Next: Watch Two Old-School Crappie Fishermen Win a Pro Tournament with Cane Poles and No Electronics Allee explains that his 18.25-inch black crappie weighed around 3 pounds 15 ounces on his hand scale, which would have been enough to break the state’s weight record as well. —

Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024 Idaho is home to both white and black crappie — they are distinguished by lighter and darker markings. —

Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 But Eric Allee may change that notion after catching a slab of a black crappie that broke the state record a few months ago. —

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