white crappie
noun
: a silvery North American sunfish (Pomoxis annularis) with five or six protruding spines on the dorsal fins that is used as a panfish and often for stocking small ponds
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The major sport species caught by anglers here include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, catfish, white crappie, black crappie, sauger, and white bass.
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Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 30 June 2025
The previous waterbody record for white crappie on the Concho weighed .82 ounces and measured 12.5 inches.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024
The department also has put about 1,200 Florida largemouth bass, 8,000 red-ear sunfish and 10,500 white crappie into Bundick Lake.
—Chron, 8 Feb. 2021
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Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 30 June 2025
The previous waterbody record for white crappie on the Concho weighed .82 ounces and measured 12.5 inches.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024
The department also has put about 1,200 Florida largemouth bass, 8,000 red-ear sunfish and 10,500 white crappie into Bundick Lake.
—Chron, 8 Feb. 2021
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“White crappie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20crappie. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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