Similar to white crappie, except the black crappie lacks the vertical bar pattern in the side mottling. They prefer lakes with large areas of aquatic vegetation. Black crappie, lilke white crappie, congregate in schools around large submerged objects during the day and venture into open water at dusk and dawn. This crappie feeds upon insects and fish as well as minute forms of water life. Strong resemblance to crappie, although they are somewhat huskier.
Colors range from black and darker greens thru a purplish-red hue.
The Sacramento Perch is really not a perch at all. Sacramento Perch are usually caught on accident by anglers fishing for bass or crappie. They tend to occupy weedy shorelines in depths to twenty feet or so, and feed on insects, small crustaceans, as well as small minnows. Head large with long dark barbels. Forked tail with rounded tips.