White Crappie vs.
Black Crappie
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Despite their obvious names, it's often fairly difficult to distinguish between black and white crappie.
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Checking your catch's markings and dorsal fins will most likely help you figure out if the fish you've caught is a black or white crappie.
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Black crappie will have dark-colored backs and flanks. Their markings are randomly scattered dark or black spots that cover both body and fins.
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White crappie have very distinct body markings in the form of 5 to 10 vertical dark or black bars along their flanks.
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Another way of telling them apart is by checking the number of spines on their dorsal fins.
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A white crappie will only have 5 or 6 spines on its dorsal fin.
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While black crappie will have 7 or 8 dorsal fin spines.
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