Crappie John Albarado

Scientific Name Pomoxis Annularis Common animals are sunfish, crappie and other panfish.

Geographical location Found all over North America in freshwater bodies of water

Population Activity Depends on state to state and also depends on several other things like fishing regulations and purity of the water.

Terminology Group- school Baby fish- fry swim bladder -allows fish to float up or down Lateral line- sensory organ Males are males Females are females

Fins

Group relationships In group relationships fish don’t take care of fish In general crappies go to the same place every year to breed

Reproduction Females lay eggs during the spawn Males come to same place every year to release sperm onto the eggs which fertilizes the eggs

Lifestyle feed early in the morning till late at night normally slow moving during the middle part of the day live in schools of several fish

Habitat Prefer little to no current in the water low clarity and lots of structure in the water Borrows and navigation pools

Diet feed on small fish such as minnows and shads Occasionally eat other small water creatures such as worms and crustacean

Food Chain They are in the trophic level two eat little things like crustacean and minnows and worms. They are eaten by other fish such as northern and musky

Unique facts Known as paper mouths, speckled bass and calico bass Largest Crappie ever was 6 pounds

Works Cited https://americanexpedition.us/crappie-information-facts-photos-and-artwork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_crappie