I thought that but when I looked in the ODNR sport fish of Ohio book it said white crappies had banded sides and more of an olive color than the black.
Yep that 1st pic is a male spawner... I heard someone say they put on their "tuxedos" for the spawn and that term just sticks with me.
Bottom pic is also a black crappie, I can't tell from the pic but I may be a male that doesn't have its tuxedo on yet or may be a female. Females are usually easy to tell this time of year because they have a large egg bulge or orange eggs will be spilling out of them.
White crappie have the vertical bars like you mentioned and they aren't as tall as blacks and the top of their heads usually have a sharper slope. You'll know when you get one what I mean.
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