Title: Freshwater Fish
Species #: 52
Common Name: Crappie
Scientific Name: Pomoxis annularis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Mainly in the northern states of North America and Canada, but found in 48 states.
Life Strategy: The crappie likes little to no current, and an abundance amount of cover.
Food / Feed Strategy: The crappie eats zooplankton and other small fish including the young of its prey (pike, walleye, etc.)