#2267 · 🐟 fish

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © californiafishlover · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Emilio Concari · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Koaw Nature · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © lefua · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Quinn · CC BY 4.0
6. © Quinn · CC BY 4.0
7. Maceday Lake:© Quinn · CC BY 4.0
8. Goat Island, DeBary, FL, US:© Michael Hayward · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Sturgeon County, AB T0G 1Y0, Canada:© mrjmorris · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Sturgeon County, AB T8R 2G4, Canada:© Norbert Nguyen · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The black crappie ( Pomoxis nigromaculatus ) is a freshwater fish found in North America, one of the two crappies. It is very similar to the white crappie in size, shape, and habits, except that it is darker, with a pattern of black spots.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 10,027iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
10,027 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1829 (197 years ago).