Fish which have fins and scales are kosher. Fish which only have fins are not kosher. Of the four types of scales, clenoid, cycloid, ganoid and placoid, only clenoid and cycloid scales are valid according to the Torah. Gandoid is the type found on sturgeon and placoid is found on shark.There is no prohibition against eating fish blood, other than the fact that people may think that a person is eating prohibited blood, and ritual slaughter is not required.
The scales must be true scales that can be removed without damaging the skin of the fish. As it says in the Torah – “These you may 
eat of the fishes, all that have fins and scales…” (Vayikrah XI:9-12) Bony tubercles and plate or thorn-like scales that can be removed only by removing part of the skin are not considered scales in this context. Some fish that have such scales, such as eels, lumpfish, shark, sturgeon, and swordfish, are not kosher. All shellfish and mammals (such as whales, and dolphins) are not kosher. Only the eggs of kosher fish, such as fish roe or caviar, are allowed, therefore supervision is necessary. Care must be taken when buying fresh, whole fish, filleted, or frozen, because of the possibility of substitution by non-kosher fish or of contamination by remnants of non-kosher fish from knives and cutting boards. Fish sticks have three problems: the fish, the oil, and the frying utensils and equipment (which is usually used for non-kosher fish as well as kosher fish).
Smoked fish is frequently soaked in brine and then smoked along with non-kosher fish. According to Jewish law, this soaking and smoking is tantamount to cooking over a flame and therefore the product is not kosher. Smoked fish is also often packed in oil, which may not be kosher.
Although herring is famous as a Jewish food, it is not always kosher. The preparation of herring can pose a myriad of problems among which are mono- and di-glycerides, non-kosher wine vinegar or wine, sour cream, bread crumbs, spices, and equipment contamination.
These lists of kosher and non-kosher fish were prepared by James W. Atz, Ph.D., Curator and Dean Bibliographer in the Department of Ichthyology of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024.
I would like to thank Rabbi Genack and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America for allowing us to reprint this list.
Kosher fish
Albacore See: Mackerels
Alewife See: Herrings
Amberjack See: Jacks
Anchovies (Family Engraulidae). Including: European anchovy (Engraulis encrasciolus), North of California anchovy (Engraulis mordax).
Angelfishes and butterfly fishes (Family Chaetodontidae). Including: Angelfishes (Holacanthus species, Pomacanthus species).
Atlantic Pomfret or Ray’s Bream (Brama brama)
Ballyhoo See: Flyingfishes
Barracudas (Family Sphyraenidae) Including: Barracudas and kakus (Sphyraena species).
Bass See: Sea Basses. Temperate basses, Sunfishes, Drums
Bigeyes (Family Priacanthidae). Including: Bigeyes or aweoweos (Priacanthus species).
Blackfish See: Carps, Wrasses
Blacksmith See: Damselfishes
Blueback See: Flounders, Herrings, Trouts
Bluefish or snapper blue (Pomatomus saltarix)
Bluegill See: Sunfishes
Bocaccio See: Scorpionfishes
Bombay duck (Harpadeon nehereus)
Bonefish (Albula vulpes)
Bonito See: Cobia, Mackerels
Bowfin Freshwater dogfish, or grindle (Amia calva)
Bream See: Carps, Atlantic pomfret, Porgies
Brill See: Flounder
Buffalo fishes See: Suckers
Burbot See: Codfishes
Butterfishes (Family Stromateidae), Including: Butterfish (Peprilus tracanthus); Pacific pompano (Peprilus similimus); harvestfishes (Peprilus species)
Butterfly fish See: Angelfish
Cabrilla See: Sea Basses
Calico bass See: Sunfishes
Capelin See: Smelts
Carps and minnows (Family Cyprinidae), Including: the carp, leather carp, mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio); Crucian carp (Carassius carassius); Goldfish (Carassius auratus); tench (Tinca tinca); Splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus); Squawfishes (Ptychocheilus species); Scramento backfish or hardhead (Orthodon microlepidotus); Freshwater breams (Abramis species, Blicca species); Roach (Rutilus rutilus).
Carosucker See: Suckers
Caviar (Must be from a kosher fish) See: Trouts and whitefishes (salmon), Lumpsuckers (non-kosher), Sturgeons (non-kosher).
Cero See: Mackerels
Channel bass See: Drums
Char See: Trouts
Chilipepper See: Scorpionfishes
Chinook salmon See: Trouts
Chup See: Trouts, Sea chubs
Cichlids (Family Chichilidae), Including: Tilapias (Tilapia species); Mozambique mouthbrooder (Tilapia mossambica); Cichlios (Cichlasoma species); Rio Grande perch (Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum)
Cigarfish See: Jacks
Cisco See: Trouts
Coalfish See: Codfishes
Cobia, cabio, or black bonito (Rachycentron canadum)
Cod, cultus, black, blue, or ling. See: Greenlings, Sablefish
Codfishes (Family Gadidae), Including: Cod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aegiefinus); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus); Pollock, saithe, or coalfish (Pollachius virens); Walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma); Hakes (Urophycis species); Whiting (Meriangius meriangus); Blue whiting or poutassou (Micromesistius poutassou); Burbot, lawyer, or freshwater ling (lota lota); Tomcods or frostfishes (Microgradus species).
Coho salmon See: Trouts
Corbina or Corvina, See: Drums
Cottonwick See: Grunts
Crapplie See: Sunfishes
Creville See: Jacks
Croacker See: Drums
Crucian carp See: Carps
Cubbyu See: Drums
Cunner See: Wrasses
Dab See: Flounders
Damselfishes (Family Pomacentridae). Including: Blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis); Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicunda).
Doctorfish See: Surgeonfishes
Dolly Varden See: Trouts
Dolphin fishes or mahimahis (Coryphaena species) Not to be confused with the Mammal called Dolphin or Porpoise, which is non-kosher.
Drums and croakers (Family Sciaenidae), Including: Seatrouts and carvinas (Cynoscion species); Weakfish (Cynoscion nebulosus); White seabass (Cynoscion nobillis); Croakers (micropogon species, Bairdiella species, Odontoscion species); Silver perch (Bairdiella chyrsura); White or King croaker (Genyonemus lineatus); Black croaker (cheilottena saturnum); Spotfin croaker (Roncador stearnsi); Yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador); Drums (Pogonias species, Stellifer species, Umbrina species); Red drum or channel bass (Sciaenops ocallata); Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens); Kingfishes or king whitings (Menticirrhus species); California corbina (Menticirrhus undulatus); spot or lafayette (Leiostomus xanthurus); Queenfish (Seriphus politus); Cubbyu or ribbon fish (Equetus umbrosus).
Eulachon See: Smelts
Flounders (Families Bothidae and Pleuronectidae). Including: Flounders (Paralichthys species, Liopsetta species, Platichthys species,etc.); Starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus); Summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys denatus); Yellowtail flounder (limanda ferrugina); Winter flounder, lemon sole or blackback (Pseudopleuronectes americanus); Halibuts (Hippoglossus species); California halibut (Paralichthys Californicus); Bigmouth sole (Hippoglossina stomata); Butter of scalyfin sole (Isopsetta isolepis); “Dover” sole (Microstomus pacificus); “English” sole (Parophrys vetulus); Fantail sole (Xystreurys liolepis); Petrale sole (Eopsetta jordan); Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zichirus); Rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata); Sand Sole (Psettichthys melanostictus); Slender sole (Lyopsetta exillis); Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera); Pacific turbots (Pleuronichthys species); Curlfin turbot or sole (Pleuronichthys decurrens); Diamond turbot (Hypsopsetta guttulata); Greenland turbot or halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides); Sanddabs (Citharichthys species); Dabs (Limanda species); American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides); European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); Brill (scophthalmus rhomus). But not including: European turbot (Scophthalmus maximus or Psetta maximus).
Fluke See: Flounders
Flyingfishes and halfbeaks (Family Exocoetidae); Flyingfishes (Cypselurus species, and others); Ballyhoo or balao (Hemiramphus species).
Frostfish See: Codfishes
Gag See: Sea basses
Garibaldi See: Damselfishes
Giant kelpfish (Heterostichus rostratus)
Gizzard shad See: Herrings
Goatfishes or surmullets (Family Mullidae). Including: Goatfishes (Mullus species, Pseudupeneus species); Wekes or goatfishes (Mulloidichthys species, Upeneus species); Kumu (Parupeneus species); Red mullet (Mullus surmuletus).
Gobies (Family Gobidae), Including: Bigmouth sleeper or guavina (Gobiomorus dormitor); Sirajo goby (sicydium plumieri)
Goldeye and mooneye (Hiodon alosoides and Hiodon tergisus).
Goldfish See: Carps
Grayling See: Trouts
Graysby: See: Sea basses
Greenlings (Family Hexagrammidae), Including: Greenlings (Hexagrammos species); Kelp greenling or seatrout (Hexagrammos decagrammus); Lingcod, cultus or blue cod (Ophiodon elongatus); Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius).
Grindle See: Bowfin
Grouper See: Sea basses
Grunion See: Silversides
Grunts (Family Pomadasyldae), Including; Grunts (Haemulon species, Pomadasys species); Margate (Haemulon album); Tomtate (Haemulon aurolineattum); Cottonwick (Haemulon melanurum); Sailors choice (Haemulon parral); Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus); Black margate (Anisotremus surinamensis); Sargo (Anisotremus davidsoni); Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera).
Guavina See: Gobies
Haddock See: Codfishes
Hake See also Codfishes
Hakes (Family Meriucciidae), Including: Hakes (Merluccius species); Silver hake or whiting (Meriuccius bilinearis); Pacific hake or meriuccio (Meriuccius productus)
Halfbeak See: Flying fish
Halfmoon See: Sea chubs
Halibut See: Flounders
Hamlet See: Sea basses
Hardhead See: Carps
Harvestfish See: Butterfishes
Hawkfishes (Family Cirrhitidae). Including: Hawkfishes (Cirrhitus species).
Herrings (Family Clupeidae), Including: Atlantic and Pacific herring (Clupae harengus subspecies); thread herrings (Opisthonema species); Shads (Alosa species); Shad or glut herring, or blueback (Alosa aestivalis); Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris); Alewife or river herring (Alosa pseudoharengus); Gizzard shads (Dorosoma species); Menhadens or mossbunkers (Brevoortia species); Spanish sardines (Sardineila anchovia); European sardine or pilchard (Sardina pilchardus); Pacific sardine or pilchard (Sardinops sagax); Spart (Sprattus sprattus)
Hind See: Sea bass
Hogchocker See: Soles
Hogfish See: Wrasses
Horse mackerel See: Jacks
Jack Mankerel See: Jacks
Jacks and Pompanos (Family Charangidae) Including: Pompanos, palometas, and permits (Trachionotus species); Amberjacks and yellowtails (Seriola species); California yellowtail (Seriola dorsalls); Scads and cigarfish (Decapterus species, Selar species, Trachurus species); Jack mackerel or horse mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus); Jacks and uluas (Caranx species, Carangoides species); Crevalles (Caranx species); Blue runner (Caranx crysos); Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata); Moonfishes (Vomer species); Lookdown (Selene vomer); Leatherback or lae (Scomberoides sanctipetri); BUT NOT INCLUDING: Leatherjacket (Oligoplites saurus).
Jacksmelt See: Silversides
Jewfish See: Sea basses.
John Dory (Zeus faber)
Kelpfish See: Giant Kelpfish
Kingfish See: Drums, mackerels
Ladyfish, or tenpounder (Elops saurus)
Lafayette See: Drums
Lake Herring See: Trouts
Lance or Launce See: Sand lances
Largemouth bass See: Sunfishes
Lawyer See: Codfishes
Leatherback See: Jacks
Lingcod See: Greenlings
Lizardfishes (Family Synodontidae)
Lookdown See: Jacks
Mackerel See also: Jacks
Mackerels, Atka See: Greenlings
Mackerels and tunas (Family Scombridae), Including: Mackerels (Scomber species, Scomberomorus species, Auxis species); Spanish mackerels, cero, and sierra (Scomberomorus species); King mackerel or kingfish (Scomberomorus cavalla); Bonitos (Sarda species); Wahoo (Acanthocybius solanderi); tunas (Thunnus species, Euthynnus species); Skipjack tunas (Euthynnus or Katsuwonus species); Albacore (thunnus alalunga) But not including: Snake mackerels
Mahimahi See: Dolphin fishes
Margate See: Grunts
Menhaden See: Herrings
Menpachii See: Squirrelfishes
Merluccio See: Hakes
Milkfish or awa (Chanos chanos)
Mojarras (Family Gerreidae) including: Mojarras (Eucinostomus species, Gerres species, Diapterus species)
Monkeyface prickleback or eel (Cebidichthys violaceus)
Mooneye See: Goldeye
Moonfish See: Jacks
Mossbunker See: Herrings
Mouthbrooder See: Cichlids
Mullet See: Goatfishes
Mullets (Family Mugilidae) including: Mullets and amaamas (Mugil species); Uouoa (Neomyxus chaptallii); Mountain mullets or dajaos (agonostomus species)
Muskellunge See: Pikes
Mutton hamlet See: Sea basses
Muttonfish See: Snappers
Needlefishes (Family Beslonidae) Needlefishes or marine gars (strongylura species, Tylosuru species)
Opaleye See: Sea clubs
Palometa See: Jacks
Parrotfishs (Family Scaridae) including: Parrotfishes and uhus (Scarus species, Slparisoma species)
Perch See also: Temperate basses, Drums, Cichlids, Surfperches, Scorpionfishes
Perches (Family Percidae) including: Yellow perch (Perca flavescens); Walleye, pike-perch, or yellow or blue pike (Stizostedion vitreum); Sauger (Stizostedion canadense)
Permit See: Jacks
Pickerel See: Pike
Pigfish See: Grunts
Pike See also: Perches
Pikes (Family Esocidae) including; Pike (esox lucius); Pickerels (Esox species); Muskellunge (esox masquinongy)
Pike-perch See: Perches
Pilchard See Herrings
Pinfish See: Porgies
Plaice See: Flounders
Pollock. See: Codfishes
Pomfret. See: Atlantic pomfret
Pompano See: Jack, Butterfishes
Porgies and sea breams (Family Sparidae). Including: Porgies (Calamus species, Diplodus species, Pagrus species); Scup (Stenotomus chrysops); Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides); Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
Porkfish See: Gruntts
Poutassou See: Codfishes
Prickleback See: Monkeyface prickleback, Rockprickleback (non-kosher).
Queenfish See: Drums
Quillback See: Suckers
Rabalo See: Snooks
Ray’s bream See: Atlantic pomfret
Red snapper See: Snappers
Redfish See: Scorpionfishes, Wrasses
Roach See: Carps
Rock bass See: Sunfishes
Rockhind See: Sea basses
Rockfish See: Scorpionfishes. Temperate basses
Rosefish See: Scorpionfishes
Rudderfish See: Sea chubs
Runner See: Jack
Sablefish or black cod (Anoplopoma fimbria)
Sailors choice See: Grunts
Saithe See: Codfishes
Salmon See: Trouts
Sand lances, launces, or eels (Ammodytes species)
Sardine See: Herrings
Sargo See: Grunts
Sauger See: Perches
Scad See: Jacks
Scamp See: Sea basses
Schoolmaster See: Snappers
Scorpionfishes (family Scorpaenidae), Including: Scorpionfishes (Scorpaena species); California scorpionfish or sculpin (Scorpaena guttata); Nohus (Scorpaenopsis species); Redfish, rosefish, or ocean perch (Sebasters marinus); rockfishes (Sebasters species, Sebastodes species); Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); Chilipepper (Sebastes goodel); Bocaccio (Sebastes paucipinus); Shortspine thornyhead or channel rockfish (Sebastolobus alascanus)
Scup See: Porgies
Sea bass See also: Temperate basses, drums
Sea basses (Family Serranidae) including: Black sea basses (Centropristis species); Groupers (Epinephelus species, and Mycteroperca species); Rockhind (Epinephelus adscensionis); Speckled hind (Epinephelus drummondhayi); Red hind (Epinephelus guttatus); Jewfish (Epinephelus itajara); Spotted cabrilla (Epinephelus analogus); Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis); Scamp (Mycteroperca phenax); Graysby (petrometopon cruentatum); Mutton hamlet (Alphestes afer) Sand bass, kelp bass, and spotted bass (Paralabrax species)
Sea bream See: Porgies
Sea chubs (Family Kyphosidae) including: Bermuda chug or rudderfish (Kyphosus sectatrix); Opaleye (Girella nigrican); Halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis)
Seaperch See: Surfperches
Searobins (Family Triglidae); Searobins (Prionotus species)
Seatrout See: Drums, Greenlings, Steelhead
Shad See: Herrings
Sheepshead See: Porgies, Wrasses
Sierra See: Mackerels
Silversides (Family Athernidae) including: Whitebait, spearing, or silversides (Menidia species); California grunion (Leurusthes tenuis); Jacksmelt (Atherinopsis californiensis); Topsmelt (Atherinops affinis)
Sirajo goby See: Gobies
Skipjack See Mackerels
Sleeper See Gobies
Smallmouth bass See Sunfishes
Smelts (Family Osmeridae) including: Smelts (Osmerus species); Capelin (Malotus villosus); Eullachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)
Snapper blue See: Bluefish
Snappers (Family Lutjanidae) including: Snappers (Lutjanus species); Schoolmaster (Lutjanus apodus); Muttonfish or mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis); Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus); Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus); Kalikali (Pristipomoides sieboldi); Opakapaka (Pristipomoides microlepis); Onaga (Etelis carbunculus)
Snooks (Family Centropomidae) including: Snooks or rabalos (Centropomus species)
Sockeye salmon See: Trouts
Sole See also: Flounders
Soles (Family Soleidae), Including: Sole or true sole (solea solea); Lined sole (Achirus lineatus); Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus).
Spadefishes (Family Ephippidae). Including: Spadefishes (Chaetodipterus species)
Spanish mackerel See: Mackerels
Spearing See: Silversides
Splitttail See: Carps
Spot See: Drums
Sprat See: Herrings
Squawfish See: Carp
Squirrelfishes (Family Holocentridae), Including: Squirrelfishes (Holocentrus species); Menpachii (Myripristis species).
Steelhead See: Trouts
Striped bass See: Temperate basses
Suckers (Family Catostomidae). Including: Buffalo fishes (Ictiobus species); Suckers (Catostomus species, Moxostoma species); Quillbacks or carpsuckers (Carpiodes species)
Sunfishes (Family Centrarchidae). Including: Freshwater basses (Micropterus species); Largemouth bass (Microterus salmoides); Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui); Sunfishes (Lepomis species); Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus); Warmouth (Lepomis macrochirus); Rock bass or red eye (Ambloplites rupestris); Crappies or calico basses (Pomoxis species)
Surfperches (Famly Embiotocidae). Including: Surfperches (Amphistichus species, Hyperprosopon species); Seaperches (Embiotoca species, Hypsurus species, Phanerodon species, Rhacochilus species); Black perth (Embiotoca jacksoni); Pile perch (Rhacochilus vacca); Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata). Surgeonfishes (Family Acanthuridae). Including: Surgeonfishes and tangs (Acanthurus species, Zebrasoma species); Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirugus); Unicornfishes or kalas (Naso species).
Tang See: Surgeonfishes
Tarpon (Megalops atlantica)
Tautog See: Wrasses
Temperate basses (Family Percichthyidae). Including: Striped bass or rockfish (morone saxatillis); Yellow bass (Morone mississippiensis); White bass (Morojne chrysops); White perch (Morone americana); Giant California sea bass (Stereolepis gigas)
Tench See: Carps
Tenpounder See Ladyfish
Threadfins (Family polynemidae) including: Blue bobo (Polydactylus approximans); Barbu (Polydactylus virginicus); Moi (Polydactylus sexfilis)
Tilapia See: Cichlids
Tilefishes (Family Branchiostegidae) including: tilefish (Logholatilus chamaeleonticeps) Ocean whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps)
Tomcod See: Codfishes
Tomtate See: Grunts
Tomsmelt See: Silversides
Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)
Trouts and whitefishes (Family Salmonidae) including: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar); Pacific salmons (Oncorhtnchus species); Coho or silver salmon; sockeye, blueback or red salmon; chinook, king or spring salmon; pink or humpback salmon; chum, dog or fall salmon, Trouts (Salmo species) Brown trout, rainbow trout or steelhead, cutthroat trout, golden trout, Chars (Salvelinus species); Lake trout, brook rout, Arctic char, Dolly Varden, Whitefishes and ciscos (coregonus species and Prosopium species); Cisco or lake herring (Corengonus artedii); chubs (coregonus species); graylings (thymallus Species)
Tuna See: Mackerels
Turbot See Flounder (some non-kosher)
Unicornfish See: Surgeonfishes
Wahoo See: Mackerels
Walleye See: Perches
Walleye pollock See: Codfishes
Warmouth See: Sunfishes
Weakfishes See: Drums
Whitefish See: Trouts, Tilefishes
Whiting See: Codfishes, Hakes, Drums
Wrasses (Family Labridae) including: Hogfishes and aawas (Bodianus species); Hogfish or capitaine (Lachnolaimus maximus); Tautog or blackfish (Tautoga onitis); California sheephead or redfish (Pimelometopon pulchrum); Cunner, chogset, or bergall (Tautogolabrus adspersus)
Yellowtail See: Jacks
Yellowtail snapper See Snappers
NON-KOSHER FISH
Angler See: Goosefishes
Beluga See: Sturgeons
Billfishes (Family Istiophoridae). Including: Sailfishes (Istiophorus species); Marlins and spearfishes (Tetrapterus species, Makaira species).
Blowfish See: Puffers
Bullhead See: Catfishes
Cabezon See: Sculpins
Catfishes (Order Siluriformes). Including: Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus); Bullheads (Ictalurus species); Sea catfish (Arius felis)
Cutlassfishes (Family Trichiuridae) including: Cutlassfishes (Trichiurus species) Scabbardfishes (Lepidopus species)
Dogfish See: Bowfin, Sharks
Eels (Order Anguilliforms). Including American and European eel (Anguilia rostrata and Anguila anguila); Conger eel (Conger oceanicus).
Gars (Order Semionotiformes). Freshwater gars (Lepisosteus species).
Goosefishes or anglers (Lophius species)
Grayfish See: Sharks
Lampreys (Family Petromyzontidae)
Leatherjacket See: Jacks (Oligoplites saurus)
Lomosuckers (Family Cyclopteridae). Including: Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus); Snailfishes (Liparis species).
Marlin See: Billfishes
Midshipman See: Toadfishes
Ocean pout or eelpout (Macrozoarces americanus)
Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) Puffers (Family Tetraodontidae).
Paddlefish See: Sturgeons
Pout See: Ocean pout
Puffers, blowfishes, swellfishes, sea squab (Sphoeroides species)
Ratfish See: Sharks
Ray See: Sharks
Rock prickleback or rockeel (Xiphister mucosus)
Sailfish See: Billfishes
Sculpins (Family Cottidae). Including: Sculpins (Myoxocephalus species, Cottus species, Leptocottus species, etc.). Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus); Searaven (Hemitripterus americanus)
Searaven See: Sculpins
Sea-squab See: Puffers
Sharks, rays and their relatives (Class Chondrichthyes). Including Grayfishes or dogfishes (Mustelus species, Squalus species); Soupfin shark (Galeorhinus zyopterus); Sawfishes (Pristis species); Skates (Raja species); Chimaeras or ratfishes (Order Chimaeriformes).
Skates See: Sharks
Snake mackerels (Gempylus species)
Spoonbill cat See: Sturgeons
Sturgeons (Order Acipenseriformes). Including: Sturgeons (Acipensen species, Scaphirhynchus species); Beluga (huso uso); Paddrefish or spoonbill cat (Polyodon spathula)
Swordfish (Xiphias gladies)
Toadfishes (Family Batrachoididae). Including: Toadfishes (Opsanus species); Midshipment (Porichthys species).
Tiggerfishes and firefishes (Family Balistidae). Triggerfishes (Balistes species, Canthidermis species)
Trunkfishes (Family Ostraciidad). Trunkfishes and cowfishes (Lactophrys species).
Wolffishes (Family Anarhichadidae). Including: Wolffishes or ocean. catfishes (Anarhichas species)
Multilingual Guide to Common Names of Some Kosher Saltwater Fishes
Following are the common names, in several different languagesof some Kosher fish. The names are those applied in the areas where the species occur or are commonly known. The species are listed alphabetically according to the English standard common name.
ALBACORE
French: germon
German: Weisser Thun
Hawaiian: ahipalaha
Italian: alalonga
Japanese: bin’naga, binnagamaguro, binchô, tombo
Portuguese: voador, albacora, albacora branca
Spanish: albacora, atún blanco, bonito del norte
BARRACUDA, great
French: barracuda, bécune, brochet de mer
German: Grosser Barrakuda
Hawaiian: kaku
Italian: barracuda, sfirena
Japanese: onikamasu
Portuguese: barracuda, bicuda americana
Spanish: barracuda, picua, picúda, bicuda, espetón, picúa brava, picúa corsaria, picúa zorra
BASS, European
French: bar
German: Seebarsch, Wolfsbarsch
Italian: spigola
Spanish: lubina
BASS, giant sea
French: merou géant du Pacifique
Japanese: ishinagi-zoku
Spanish: mero gigante del Pacifico, cherna, lubina marina gigante
BASS, striped
Spanish: lobina rayada, lobina barrada, lubina listada
BLUEFISH
French: tassergal, balarin
German: Blaufisch, Wolfsbarsch
Italian: pesce serra, ballerino
Japanese: amikiri, okisuzuki, okisade
Portuguese: anchova, enchova
Spanish: anchoa, anjova
BONITO, Atlantic
French: bonite à dos rayé
German: Bonito, Pelamide
Italian: palamita
Japanese: hagatsuo-rui
Portuguese: serrajao
Spanish: bonito (del Atlántico), carachana
BONITO, Paciflc
Japanese: hagatsuo, kitsunegatsuo
Spanish: bonito (del Pacifico)
COD, Atlantlc & Pacific
French: morue, cabillaud, fraiche,
morue franche
German: Kabeljau, Dorsch
Italian: merluzzo bianco
Japanese: madara, tara-ka
Portuguese: bacalhau
Spanish: bacalao, bacallao
DOLLY VARDEN
Russian: malma
DOLPHIN
French: coryphene, dauphin
Hawaiian: mahi mahi
Italian: corifena, lampuga, pappagallo
Japanese: shiira
Portuguese: dourado
Spanish: dorado, lampugus, llampugas, peje vapor
HALIBUT, Atlantic
French: flétan de l’Atlantique
German: Heilbutt
HALBUT, Pacific
Japanese: ohyo-rui
JEWFISH
Portuguese: mero, garoupa
Spanish: mero, cherna, guasa, mero sapo, mero-cherna, mero brasil, pez judío
MACKEREL, king
Portuguese: cavala real, serra
Spanish: carite rey, caballa real, sierra, carita, sierra grande, sierra de altura, sierra canalera, carite lucio
MACKEREL, Spanish
Spanish: sierra, carite pintado
PERCH, white
French: bar-perche
POLLACK
French: lieu jaune, colin jaune
German: Pollack
Italian: merluzzo giallo
Portuguese: badejo, juliana
Spanish: abadejo
POLLOCK
French: lieu noir, colin, merlan noire, goberge
German: Kohler, Seelachs
Portuguese: escamudo
Spanish: abadejo, abadejo negro, badejo
SALMON, chinook
Russian: Tshawytscha
SALMON, chum
Russian: keta
SALMON, coho
Russian: kisutch
SALMON, pink
Fiussian: gorbuscha
SALMON, sockeye
Russian: nerka
SEABASS, Japanese
Japanese: suzuki
SEABASS, blackfin
Japanese: hira-suzuki
SEABASS, white
Spanish: cabaicucho, corvina blanca, pescadilla
TROUT, brook
French: truite
TROUT, lake
French: touladi
TUNA, bigeye
French: thon obese, patudo, thon ventru
Hawaiian: po’o-nui, ahipo’o-nui
Japanese: mebachi, shibi
Portuguese: patudo
Spanish: atun ojo grande, patudo
TUNA, blackfin
Japanese: taiseiyômaguro
Portuguese: albacorinha, atum-preto
Spanish: atún aleta negra, atún aletinegro, albacora
TUNA, bluefin
French: thon touge
German: Blauflossenthun, Roter Thun
Italian: tonno
Japanese: kuromaguro, hon-maguro, maguro
Portuguese: atum, atum-azul
Spanish: atún aleta azul, atun gigante, atún rojo
TUNA, dogtooth
French: thon blanc
Japanese: isomaguro
TUNA, longtail
Japanese: koshinaga
TUNA, skipjack
French: bonite à ventre rayé
Hawaiian: aku
Italian: tonnetto striato
Japanese: katsuo
Portuguese: gaiado, listao, listado
Spanish: listado, bonito artico, barrilete
TUNA, southern bluefin
French: thon (rouge) du sud, thon rouge austral
Japanese: minamimaguro
TUNA, yellowfin
French: albacore, thon à nageoires jaunes
German: Gelbflossenthun
Hawaiian: ahi, ahimalailena malailena
Italian: albacore, tonno albacora
Japanese: kihada, kiwade, kiwada maguro
Portuguese: albacora, atum amarello
Spanish: atun de aleta amarilla, atún
de Allison, rabil
WHITEFISH, lake
French: grand coregone
YELLOWTAIL, California
Spanish: jurel de Castilla, colarubia, colirubia, pez limon, seriola de California
YELLOWTAIL, southern
French: sériole australe, liche
Portuguese: seriola do sul, olhete, charuteiro
Spanish: jurel de Castilla, colarubia, colirubia, pez limón, seriola austral