Is this a hybrid Crappie Bluegill?

**Slab** · 08-18-2013, 09:56 PM

Forget about the pretty girl in this picture, we know she's pretty. But I do love the hat!

Anyway, I'm talking about the fish. Personally I do think it's a brim, but why does it look so much like a Crappie. Is it a hybrid? Maybe this was talked about, but I did do a search on my own site and did not see anything! lol

Kitt posted this, maybe he knows?

It's got 9 dorsal fin spines, not reminiscent of a crappie. Black Crappie have 7 or 8 and White Crappie have 5 or 6.

Here's another picture. It can't be a Crappie, it's got a heavier and smaller mouth. Not a papermouth.

**deathb4disco** · 08-18-2013, 09:59 PM

It's a shellcracker. They're all shellcrackers.

**"D"** · 08-18-2013, 10:08 PM

Here we go again. The Louisiana guys love to debate fish types.

I thought chinquapin, which is a shellcracker.

**CrappiePappy** · 08-18-2013, 10:26 PM

Shellcracker !! (aka Redear Sunfish)

According to my research .... it would have 9-11 dorsal spines & 10-12 rays --- chest coloration can be white to yellow --- anal fin has 3 spines --- pectoral fin is long & pointed --- gill flap is rimmed in bright red to a dull orange.

... cp

**PanfishHunter** · 08-19-2013, 03:53 AM

Redear sunfish, in my experience they do look extremely like a crappie in the markings.

**Speckanator** · 08-19-2013, 04:11 AM

what fish?

.........yanky shellie

**Tracy Swanson** · 08-19-2013, 05:01 AM

warmouth bream

**stratosguy** · 08-19-2013, 05:51 AM

Shellcracker AKA Red Ear sunfish

Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)

**wademaster** · 08-19-2013, 08:17 AM

Shellcrackers (redear) for sure..

**tnpondmanager** · 08-19-2013, 08:45 AM

Yep, shellcracker (redear).

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