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 Student project report - Ichthyology - ZOO334C
Pomoxis annularis, or white crappie, is a member of the sun fish family, Centrarchidae.
The fl crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus, is the closest relative, and is similar in appearance.
Pomoxis is the Greek word for "opercle sharp," which refers to the spines on the gill covers; annularis is the Latin word for "having rings," which refers to the dark vertical bands around the body.
www.zo.utexas.edu /courses/bio354l/Projects/1999/Peterson_Garner   (1532 words)

  
 * Pomoxis nigromaculatus - (Fishing): Definition
The best way to differentiate these two fish are by counting dorsal fin spines, as the white crappie has 6 and the fl crappie has 7 to 8...
The fl crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur, 1829), is very similar to P. annularis in size, shape, and habits, except that it is darker, with a pattern of fl spots...
Pomoxis annularis - The Latin name for the White Crappy Pomoxis nigromaculatus - The Latin name for the Black Crappy Pop R - Topwater...
www.mimihu.com /fishing/pomoxis_nigromaculatus.html   (198 words)

  
 BLACK CRAPPIE   (POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Age, habitat, and breeding are all determinants of the intensity and patterns of mottling: juveniles tend to have less pigment and pattern than adults; those fl crappie living in clear, vegetated water have strikingly bolder patterns than those living in turbid, murky water; and breeding males have a darker head and breast than normal populations.
As a juvenile, Pomoxis nigromaculatus feeds mainly on microscopic prey such as Cyclops, Cladocera, and Daphnia.
As an adult, Pomoxis nigromaculatus is a mid-water omnivore that feeds in vegetation and open water.
www.millevolte.com /nativefish04.html   (478 words)

  
 * Pomoxis annularis - (Fishing): Definition
The white crappie, Pomoxis annularis (Click link for more info and facts about Rafinesque) Rafinesque, 1818, is native throughout the eastern half of (A nation in northern North America...
The sides of the white crappie are silvery olive, blending into an olive green on the back...
Pomoxis annularis - The Latin name for the White Crappy Pomoxis nigromaculatus...
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 The Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) is commonly found in ponds, lakes or impoundments, and in sluggish pools of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) is commonly found in ponds, lakes or impoundments, and in sluggish pools of large streams with abundant submerged aquatic vegetation and sandy or muck bottoms
The Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) is commonly found in ponds, lakes or impoundments, and in sluggish pools of large streams; usually where the waters are clear; and where there is an abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation and a sandy or muck bottom.
The Black Crappie is not as tolerant as the White Crappie to turbidity or siltation.
www.washjeff.edu /chartiers/chartier/key/fish/Corrie/The%20Black%20Crappie.html   (115 words)

  
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AY517800 Pomoxis nigromaculatus isolate PngrA S7 ribosomal protein gene, intron 1.
AY517801 Pomoxis nigromaculatus isolate PngrB S7 ribosomal protein gene, intron 1.
AY517802 Pomoxis nigromaculatus isolate PngrC S7 ribosomal protein gene, intron 1.
pbil.univ-lyon1.fr /cgi-bin/acnuc-search-sp?query=POMOXIS&db=GenBank   (250 words)

  
 FISHES SKETCHED BY RAFINESQUE
On pages 417-422, Rafinesque introduces genera as indicated by the title, "Description of three new genera of fluviatile Fish, POMOXIS, SARCHIRUS, and EXOGLOSSUM." His sketches of representatives of these genera appear in Plate 17 of the same issue and are reproduced here.
In his article, Rafinesque gives the earliest scientific description of the white crappie, under the taxon Pomoxis annularis, thereby establishing the new genus, Pomoxis.
Eleven years later, the fl crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus was credited to Charles-Alexandre Lesueur on the basis of specimens taken from the Wabash River near his home in New Harmony, Indiana.
faculty.evansville.edu /ck6/bstud/rafsketch.html   (663 words)

  
 The White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis) is commonly found in ponds, lakes or impoundments, and in sluggish pools of ...
The White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis) is commonly found in ponds, lakes or impoundments, and in sluggish pools of moderate to large sized streams.
The White Crappie is quite tolerant to the siltation that often inhabits areas where aquatic vegetation grows on submerged brush, logs, stumps, etc.
It is also found south through the Mississippi Valley to Texas and southern Alabama, north along the Atlantic slope to North Carolina.
www.washjeff.edu /chartiers/chartier/key/fish/Corrie/The%20White%20Crappie.html   (140 words)

  
 pomoxis nigromaculatus - OneLook Dictionary Search
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 CRAPPIE - Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
[n] small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
fl crappie, centrarchid, crappie, crappie, genus Pomoxis, Pomoxis, Pomoxis annularis, Pomoxis nigromaculatus, sunfish, sunfish, white crappie
(Zo["o]l.) A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus {Pomoxys}, found in the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi valley.
www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/crappie   (58 words)

  
 Pomoxis - MavicaNET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
North America: widely introduced throughout USA that native range is difficult to determine; presumably Atlantic Slope from Virginia to Florida, Gulf Slope west to Texas in the USA, St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Manitoba in Canada south to Gulf of Mexico.
The white crappie has 5 or 6 spines and the fl has 7 or 8 spines.
Inhabits heavily vegetated, shallow waters in spring, moving in summer to roam or suspend over deep water.
www.mavicanet.com /directory/hrv/27090.html   (330 words)

  
 Crappie Official Home Page and Web Site of Crappie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Member of the family Centrachidae, comprising numerous species of spiny-finned, freshwater fishes with deep, laterally flattened bodies found in temperate North America.
Crappies (genus Pomoxis) prefer fertile lakes with firm bottoms and build nests, which the males guard pugnaciously.
Crappie Scientific Names: Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Crappie Pomoxis annularis White crappie Pomoxis annularis.
www.crappie.ws   (209 words)

  
 The Pomoxis Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Pomoxis is the genus of a popular North American sportfish in the family Centrarchidae.
There are two species of Pomoxis, Pomoxis annularis (Rafinesque) and Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur).
Last updated May 12, 1998, Glenn Itano, Alameda, California Questions or comments?
www.pomoxis.com /pomoxis.htm   (39 words)

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