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LIST OF HARAM HALAL FISH

BASA (Pangasius) IS NOT HALAL

Types:
▪ Basa (Pangasius bocourti) Family: Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
▪ Tra (Pangasianodon <Pangasius> hypophthalmus)

Biological features / Body:

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Biological features:
Body long, latterly flattened with no scales. Head relatively small. Mouth broad with
small sharp teeth on jaw, vornerine and palatal bones. Eyes relatively large. Two pairs of
barbels, upper shorter than the lower. Fins dark grey or black. Six branched dorsal-fin
rays. Gill rakers normally developed. Young fish have black stripe along lateral line and
another long black stripe below lateral line; large adults uniformly grey but sometimes
with greenish tint and sides silvery. Dark stripe on middle of anal fin; dark stripe in each
caudal lobe; small gill rakers regularly interspersed with larger ones.
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Body:
Pangasius has a scale less skin with quite long slender body with back to dark gray on the
dorsal portion and light gray on the lateral side and whitish on the abdominal portion
parallel along the lateral line total body length 4-5 times head length and standard length
almost/nearly 4-5 times of body with.

General:
The basa fish, Pangasius bocourti, is a type of catfish in the family Pangasiidae. Basa are
native to the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam and Chao Phraya basin in Thailand. These
fish are important food fish with an international market. They are often labeled in the
North America as basa fish or bocourti. In the UK, the species is known mainly as river
cobbler, with basa also being used on occasion. In Europe, these fish are commonly
marketed as pangassius or panga. Other related shark catfish may occasionally be falsely
labeled as basa fish, including Pangasius hypophthalmus (iridescent shark) and Pangasius
pangasius (yellowtail catfish).

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IMAM HUSAIN ISLAMIC CENTRE –FACT SHEET

COMMON HALAL AND NON-HALAL SEA FOODS

"Eat any fish that has scales, and do not eat what does not have scales."
(IMAM BAQIR A.S)

[AL-KOLAYNI, AL-KAAFI, VOL.6 P. 219]

NO. HALAL NON-HALAL

1 Anchovies Basa
2 Barramundi Calamari
3 Bass Catfish Eels
4 Carp / bream Clams
5 Cod / hake Eastern Cleaner- Clingfish
6 Dory CRAB CRAY FISH
7 Flathead Flake
8 Flounder Grayfish
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9 Herring Leather Jacket
10 Hoki - Blue Grenadier Lobster
11 Jew fish Marlin
12 Kingfish Muscles
13 Ling Octopus
14 Mackerel – except for snake mackerel Oyster
15 Perch Snails
16 Prawns Snake Mackerels
17 Red fish Squab
18 Salmon Squid
19 Sardines Shark
20 Shrimp Sturgeons
21 Snapper Swordfish
22 Tailor
23 Trevally
24 Trout - But not including: European
turbot (Scophthalmus maximus or Psetta
maximus Trevally).
25 Tuna except for Dogtooth Tuna also
known as Peg Tooth Tuna & Scaleless
Tuna.
26 Whitefish
27 Whiting
28 Yellow tail

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Kosher And Non-Kosher Fish

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 and Adjunct Professor of Biology,
Graduate School of Arts and Science on New York University.� They were published
by Orthodox Union in Kosher Guide (1991) and in the Orthodox Union Kosher
Consumer Directory (1991-1993).� This copy was adapted from the internet[1] where
Dr. Atz�s list is posted with permission of the Orthodox Union. This list is reprinted
here on Kashrut.com with permission of the Orthodox Union.
ed. note: This is a list of Kosher fish - i.e. fish that have fins and scales. THIS IS NOT A
LIST OF OU KOSHER CERTIFIED FISH. Customers should be advised only to
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purchase fish from a reliable kosher fish store, or only fish with skin on that they can
personally identify. The FDA warns that species substitution is a serious problem even
from their perspective. list updated March 11, 2003
Information on the processing of fish to be kosher can be found at The Fortunes of a Fish
by Rabbi Blech.

NON-KOSHER FISH
Angler See: Goosefishes

Basa (Pangasius bocourti)

Beluga See: Sturgeons

Billfishes (Family Istiophoridae). Including fishes (Istiophorus species); Marlins and

speishes (Tetrapterus species, Makaira species).

Blowfish See: Puffers

Bullhead See: Catfishes

Burbot See: Freshwater Cod

Cabezon See: Sculpins

Catfishes (Order Siluriformes). Including: Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus); Basa

(Pangasius bocourti, Tra (Pangasius hypophthalmus)

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 oceanic us) . Gars (Order Semionotiformes).
Freshwater gars (Lepisosteus species).

Freshwater Cod (Family Gadidae), Burbot, lawyer, or freshwater ling (lota lota).

Goosefishes or anglers (Lophius species)

Grayfish See: Sharks

Hoki (macruronus novaezelandiae) also known as Blue Hake

Lampreys (Family Petromyzontidae)

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Lanceor Launce See: Sand lances

Lawyer See: Freshwater Cods

Leatherjacket See: Jacks (Oligoplites saurus)

Lomosuckers (Family Cyclopteridae). Including: Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus);

Snailfishes (Liparis species).

Marlin See: Billfishes

Monk fish (added by Rabbi Donneal Epstein in consultation with Dr. Atz)

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

Sand lances, launces, or eels (Ammodytes species)

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

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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); Paddlefish 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)

Tra (Pangasius hypophthalmus)

Trunkfishes (Family Ostraciidad). Trunkfishes and cowfishes (Lactophrys species).

WolEshes (Family Anarhichadidae). Including: Wolffishes or ocean. catfishes
(Anarhichas species)

KOSHER FISH
Albacore See: Mackerels

Alewife See: Herrings

Amberjack See: Jacks

Anchovies (Family Engraulidae). Including: European anchovy (Engraulis encrasciolus),

North of California anchovy br(Engraulis mordax).

Angelfishes and butterfly fishes (Family Chaetodontidae). Including: Angelfishes

(Holacanthus species, Pomacanthus species).

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Ballyhoo See: Flyingfishes

Barracudas (Family Sphyraenidae) Including: Ba

Atlantic Pomfret or Ray's Bream(Brama rracudas 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

ButterFishes (Family Stromateidae), Including: Butterfish (Peprilus tracanthus); Pacific

pompano (Peprilus similimus); harvestfishes (Peprilus species)

Butterfly fish See: Angelfish

Cabrilla See: Sea Basses

Calicobass See: Sunfishes

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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

Chilean Sea Bass (Dissostichus eleginoides)

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
(Meriangiu meriangus); Blue whiting or poutassou (Micromesistius poutassou); Tomcods
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or frostfishes (Microgradus species); note. some cods are not-kosher; See: Freshwater
Cod.

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 (Roncadorstearnsi); Yellowfin croaker(Umbrinaroncador);
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

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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)

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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 orblue cod
(Ophiodonelongatus); Atkamackerel (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: Codfishes

Hakes(Family Meriucciidae), Including: Hakes (Merluccius species); Silver hake or

whiting (Meriuccius bilinearis); Pacific hake or meriuccio (Meriuccius productus)

Halfbeak See: Flyingfishes

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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 Mackerel 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)

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Kelpfish See: Giant Kelpfish

Kingfish See: Drums, Mackerels

Ladyfish, or tenpounder (Elops saurus)

Lafayette See: Drums

Lake Herring See: Trouts

Largemouth bass See: Sunfishes

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.

MahimahiSee: Dolphin fishes

MargateSee: 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)
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Monkeyface prickleback or eel (Cebidichthys violaceus)

Mooneye See: Goldeye

Moonfsh See: Jacks

Mossbunker See: Herrings

Mouthbrooder See: Cichlids

Mullet See: Goatfishes

Mullets (Farnily 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 chubs

Palometa See: Jacks

Parrotfishs (Family Scaridae) including: Parrotfishes and uhus (Scarus species,

Slparisoma species)

Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

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); Sauget (Stizostedion canadense)

Permit See: Jacks

Pickerel See: Pike

Pigfish See: Grunts

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Pike See also: Perches

Pikes (Family Esocidae) including; Pike (esox lucius); Pickerels (Esox species);
Muskellunge (esox masquinongy)

Pikeperch 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: Grunts

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

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Rockhind See: Sea Basses

Rockfish See: Scorpionfishes, Temperate basses

Rosefish See: Scorpionfishes

RudderfishSee: Sea chubs

Runner See: Jack

Sablefish or black cod (Anoplopoma fimbria)

Sailors choice See: Grunts

Saithe See: Codfishes

Salmon See: Trouts

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
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(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
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Snooks (Family Centropomidae) including: Snooks orrabalos (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); Blackperth (Embiotoca jacksoni); Pile perch (Rhacochilus
vacca); Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata).
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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 (salvelinus
alpinus), 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

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Turbot See Flounder (some nonkosher)

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