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.
Okay, I said I noted several interesting facts from the state-records list. The white crappie record is the largest at 5 pounds, 3 ounces; followed by black crappie at 4 pounds, 4 ounces; followed by (and this is the interesting part to me) the Magnolia crappie at 3.46 pounds. Gerald Conlee caught the state-record black crappie out of Arkabutla Reservoir on March 19, 1991. Now that one is a little easier for me to personally comprehend. Arkabutla is full of monster white and black crappie today - I know because I've caught some as big as they grow out of Arkabutla.