Black Crappie vs bar rayé

Pomoxis nigromaculatus comparé à Morone saxatilis

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Black Crappie	bar rayé
Nom scientifique	Pomoxis nigromaculatus	Morone saxatilis
Ordre	Centrarchiformes	Perciformes
Famille	Centrarchidae	Moronidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Black Crappie	bar rayé
Longueur maximale	49,0 cm	200,0 cm
Poids maximum	2,7 kg	57,0 kg
Couleur	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.	Silvery-white flanks with 7–8 continuous dark horizontal stripes running from gill plate to tail; back is olive-gray to greenish; belly white; spiny and soft dorsal fins separate and dusky.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut	Black Crappie	bar rayé
Type d'eau	Freshwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Plage de profondeur	0-?m	30-?m
Aire de répartition	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 …	Atlantic coast of North America from the St. Lawrence River south to the Gulf of Mexico. Anadromous; spawns in freshwater rivers like the Chesapeake Bay …
Habitat	Estuaries	Estuaries

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut	Black Crappie	bar rayé
Poisson de pêche sportive	Oui	Oui
Cote de combativité	3/10	7/10
Record du monde	—	—
Teneur en mercure	—	—

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.

bar rayé

Sweet, tender white flesh with moderate fat and a clean ocean flavor. Highly regarded on the East Coast; superb roasted whole, grilled as fillets, or pan-seared with butter.

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.

bar rayé

The striped bass is an anadromous species native to the Atlantic coast of North America. It migrates seasonally along the coast and up rivers to spawn, providing exceptional fishing from surf, boat, and shore.