White crappie

White crappie
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Pomoxis
Species:
P. annularis
Binomial name
Pomoxis annularis
Distribution map of the white crappie. Yellow represents native and purple represents where it has been introduced.
Synonyms[2]
  • Cichla storeria Kirtland, 1838
  • Pomoxis nitidus Girard, 1858
  • Pomoxys brevicauda Gill, 1865
  • Pomoxys intermedius Gill, 1865
  • Pomoxys protacanthus Gill, 1865

The white crappie (Pomoxis annularis) is a freshwater fish found in North America, one of the two species of crappies.[3] Alternate common names for the species include goldring, silver perch,[4] white perch and sac-a-lait.[3] USS Goldring is named for the fish. The genus name Pomoxis refers to crappies' sharp operculum, while the species name annularis means 'having rings', i.e., it has vaguely vertical bars on the body.[5]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Pomoxis annularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202602A18232424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202602A18232424.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque, 1818". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis)". Texas Parks and Wildlife. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ Simbeck, Rob (2010). "For Wildlife Watchers: Crappie". South Carolina Wildlife. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Wallus, Robert; Simon, Thomas P. (2008). Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage. Vol. 6. CRC Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-1-4200-0361-1. annularis, Latin: "having rings," probably in reference to the vague vertical bars on the body