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.
Crappie can be found throughout much of the Mississippi Valley and all of Louisiana with the White Crappie being the most common of the two. Maximum size for both species is about 6 pounds. Crappie or Sac-a-lait are a schooling fish and are very important gamefish in the United States.