blog posts INHS genetic testing confirms new Illinois state-record crappie was a hybrid Apr 26, 2017 10:00 am by tlbarker@illinois.eduNatural History Survey Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images “INHS was excited to be able to assess Ryan's massive slab crappie,” said INHS conservation biologist Mark Davis. "The genetics show that the mother of the record fish was a black crappie, while the father was either a white or a hybrid crappie.” Share on Facebook Tweet Email