Hyperistius Gill, 1864: Crappies (/ˈkrɒpi, ˈkræpi/)[3][4] are two species of North American freshwater fish of the genus Pomoxis in the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes).

[6] The common name (also spelled croppie[7] or crappé[8]) derives from the Canadian French crapet, which refers to many different fishes of the sunfish family.

[19] By day, crappie tend to be less active and concentrate around weed beds or submerged objects, such as logs and boulders.

[22] The Pomoxis species are highly regarded panfish and are often considered to be among the best-tasting freshwater food fish.

Because of their diverse diets, crappie may be caught in many ways, including casting light jigs, trolling with minnows or soft lures, using small spinnerbaits, or using bobbers with common hookbaits.

Crappies are also regularly targeted and caught during the spawning period by fly fishermen, and can be taken from frozen ponds and lakes in winter by ice fishing.

At one point, the annual crappie catch sold at fish markets in the United States was reported to be about 3 million pounds (1,400 t).