Identification. The Kazakh steppeland, north of the Tien Shan Mountains, south of Russian Siberia, west of the Caspian Sea, and east of China, has been inhabited since the Stone Age.
Black crappie have seven or eight dorsal spines, while white crappies have only six Common names: Specks, White Perch, Sac-a-lait, Croppie, Papermouth, Slab. Size: The world record black crappie is 5 lbs, and the record white crappie is 5 lbs, 3 oz.
With suitable habitat black crappie are capable of growing 1/4 to 1/2 pound per year after their first year. The Arkansas Black Nosed Crappie is a strain of black crappie first described in the white river basin of Arkansas.The black nosed crappie have a black stripe running from the top of their dorsal fin, down their nose and over their bottom lip.Some believe the black nosed crappie reproduces less or is sterile, grows faster and fights harder than regular black crappie. So far no conclusive evidence has proven any of these theories.emales approach the nests late in the afternoon and begin spawning after dark, laying up to 30,000 eggs per pound. Males fan the nest until eggs hatch in 5 to 7 days. If water temperatures drop suddenly males will desert the nest and the eggs will not hatch.