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title: "Black Crappie"
description: "Pomoxis nigromaculatus — Peixes. The black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) is a freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-crappie
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black Crappie

> Pomoxis nigromaculatus — Peixes. The black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) is a freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae).

- Scientific name: *Pomoxis nigromaculatus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 9839
- Wikidata: [Q3006347](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3006347)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49594](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49594)

## Names

- en: Black Crappie
- de: Schwarzflecken-Sonnenbarsch
- es: Mojarra negra
- fr: Marigane noire

## Countries with the most observations

US (8527), CA (667), GT (3), MX (3)

## Summary

The black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) is a freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae). It is endemic to North America, one of the two types of crappies. It is very similar to the white crappie (P. annularis) in size, shape, and habits, except that it is darker, with a pattern of black spots. Alternate names for the species include calico bass, speck, speckled perch, speckled bass, moonfish, grass bass, strawberry bass, shiner, crappie, oswego bass, sac-a-lait, and marigane noire.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_crappie

## Photo

![Black Crappie](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-crappie/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/160474919

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-crappie?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).