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Black Crappie vs Róbalo blanco

Pomoxis nigromaculatus comparado con Centropomus undecimalis

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo Black Crappie Róbalo blanco
Nombre Científico Pomoxis nigromaculatus Centropomus undecimalis
Orden Centrarchiformes Perciformes
Familia Centrarchidae Centrachidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo Black Crappie Róbalo blanco
Longitud Máxima 49,0 cm 140,0 cm
Peso Máximo 2,7 kg 24,3 kg
Color Silver-green to olive-gray body heavily speckled with irregular dark black-green spots scattered randomly without forming vertical bars; dorsal and anal fins spotted; belly is silvery-white. Pale golden-olive to grayish-brown back with silvery flanks; a bold black lateral stripe runs from the operculum to the tail; belly pale yellow-white; fins are yellowish with a dusky posterior dorsal fin.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo Black Crappie Róbalo blanco
Tipo de Agua Freshwater Freshwater & Saltwater
Rango de Profundidad 0-?m ?-22m
Distribución Geográfica Native to freshwater lakes, ponds, and slow rivers of the eastern United States and southern Canada from the Great Lakes to Texas. Found in weedy … Western Atlantic from South Carolina south through the Gulf of Mexico, entire Caribbean, and along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Central America to Brazil. …
Hábitat Estuaries Neritic, estuaries

Información de Pesca

Atributo Black Crappie Róbalo blanco
Pez de Pesca Deportiva
Clasificación de Pelea 3/10 8/10
Récord Mundial
Nivel de Mercurio

Cuisine & Edibility

Black Crappie

Sweet, tender white flesh with fine flakes and very low fat; considered among the best-tasting panfish. Delicious pan-fried with light seasoning or battered and deep-fried.

Róbalo blanco

Sweet, firm white flesh with a mild, clean flavor; low fat and large flakes. Highly regarded as table fare in Florida and the Caribbean; excellent grilled, blackened, or pan-seared.

Species Overview

Black Crappie

The black crappie is a popular panfish found throughout North American lakes and reservoirs. Known for its delicate, sweet-tasting flesh, it is most actively caught during spring spawning when it moves to shallow water near cover.

Róbalo blanco

The common snook is a prized inshore game fish found in tropical western Atlantic waters. It is highly sensitive to cold water and cannot survive temperatures below 12 degrees Celsius. Its lateral line is distinctive — a bold black stripe.

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