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Crappie
Common name for two species of game fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crappies (/ˈkrɒpi, ˈkræpi/)[3][4] 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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Crappie | |
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Black (top) and white crappie (P. nigromaculatus & P. annularis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Centrarchidae |
Subfamily: | Centrarchinae |
Genus: | Pomoxis Rafinesque, 1818[1] |
Type species | |
Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque, 1818[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Hyperistius Gill, 1864: |
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