White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis)
Pomoxis is Greek for "opercle sharp" and refers to the fact that the fishs gill covers have spines. The word annularis is Latin for "having rings" and refers to the dark bands (vertical bars) around the body. The white crappie is deep-bodied and silvery in color, ranging from silvery-white on the . . .
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