Pomoxis annularis hybrid (White crappie x black crappie hybrid)

The crappies (genus Pomoxis) have been know to interbreed producing these individuals. An individual with body characteristics that are mixed between the two species is a quick tip-off to fisheries scientists that they have an fish of mixed parents.

References:
Etnier, David A. and Wayne C. Starnes. 1993. The Fishes of Tennessee. University of Tennessee Press. Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Kingdom:
Animalia

Phylum:
Chordata

Class:
Actinopterygii

Order:
Perciformes

Family:
Centrarchidae

Elevation Distribution:
Phenology

Park Sensitive Species? No

Information Page for Pomoxis annularis hybrid (White crappie x black crappie hybrid)

References:Etnier, David A. and Wayne C. Starnes. 1993. The Fishes of Tennessee. University of Tennessee Press. Knoxville, Tennessee.

References:
Etnier, David A. and Wayne C. Starnes. 1993. The Fishes of Tennessee. University of Tennessee Press. Knoxville, Tennessee.