The species has a slightly compressed, elongate body tapering toward the terminal mouth.

The head is flattened anteriorly with a terminal mouth.

They have a terminal mouth with numerous small and sharp cardiform teeth.

It is a long slender species with a small terminal mouth, and an adipose fin.

Their bodies are elongate, slightly compressed, with a head that tapers toward a terminal mouth.

Both species of crappie have a terminal mouth with many small conical teeth.

It has a small terminal mouth, and an adipose fin may or may not be present.

They have a rounded head and a terminal mouth, although the snout hangs a little bit over the mouth.

The terminal mouth (smack in the middle of the front surface) is surrounded by six or seven papillae.

They have a streamlined body and a terminal mouth.