| Albacore See: Mackerels |
| Alewife See: Herrings |
| Amberjack See: Jacks |
| Anchovies (Family Engraulidae). Including: European anchovy (Engraulis encrasciolus), North of California anchovy (Engraulis mordax). |
| Angelfish and butterfly fish (Family Chaetodontidae). Including: Angelfish (Holacanthus species, Pomacanthus species). |
| ama or reineta which go by the Latin name lepidotus austrais or lepidotus raii) |
| Atlantic Pomfret or Ray's Bream(Brama rracudas and kakus (Sphyraena species). |
| Ballyhoo See: Flyingfish |
| Barracudas (Family Sphyraenidae) |
| Bass See Sea Basses. Temperate basses, Sunfish, Drums |
| Bigeyes (Family Priacanthidae). Including: Bigeyes or aweoweos (Priacanthus species). |
| Blackfish See: Carps, Wrasses |
| Blacksmith See: Damselfish |
| Blueback See: Flounders, Herrings, Trouts |
| Bluefish or snapper blue (Pomatomus saltarix) |
| Bluegill See: Sunfish |
| Blue Marlin |
| Bocaccio See: Scorpionfish |
| Bombay duck (Harpadeon nehereus) |
| Bonefish (Albula vulpes) |
| Bonito See: Cobia, Mackerels |
| Bowfin Bowfish, Freshwater dogfish, or grindle (Amia calva) |
| Bream See: Carps, Atlantic Pomfret, P |
| Brill See: Flounder |
| Buffalo Fishes See: Suckers |
| Burbot See: Codfish |
| ButterFish (Family Stromateidae), Including: Butterfish (Peprilus tracanthus); Pacific pompano (Peprilus similimus); harvestfish (Peprilus species) |
| Butterfly fish See: Angelfish |
| Cabrilla See: Sea Basses |
| Calicobass See: Sunfish |
| 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); Squawfish (Ptychocheilus species); Sacramento 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 whitefish (salmon), Lumpsuckers (non kosher), Sturgeons (non kosher). |
| Cero See: Mackerels |
| Channel bass See: Drums |
| Char See: Trouts |
| Chilipepper See: Scorpionfish |
| 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: Codfish |
| Cobia, cabio, or black bonito (Rachycentron canadum) |
| Cod, cultus, black, blue, or ling. See: Greenlings, Sablefish |
| Codfish(Family Gadidae), Including: Cod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus); Pollock, saithe, or coalfish (Pollachius virens); Walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma); Hakes (Urophycis species); Whiting (Meriangius merlangus); Blue whiting or poutassou (Micromesistius poutassou); Tomcods or frostfish (Microgradus species). |
| Coho salmon See: Trouts |
| Corbina or Corvina, See: Drums |
| Cottonwick See: Grunts |
| Crapplie See: Sunfish |
| Creville See Jacks |
| Croacker See: Drums |
| Crucian carp See: Carps |
| Cubbyu See: Drums |
| Cunner See Wrasses |
| Dab See: Flounders |
| Damselfish(Family Pomacentridae). Including: Blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis); Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicunda). |
| Doctorfish See: Surgeonfish |
| Dolly Varden See: Trouts |
| Dolphin fish 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(Umbrina roncador); Drums (Pogonias species, Stellifer species, Umbrina species); Red drum or channel bass (Sciaenops occellatus); Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens); Kingfish 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).
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| Fluke See: Flounders |
| Flyingfish and halfbeaks (Family Exocoetidae); Flyingfish (Cypselurus species, and others); Ballyhoo or balao (Hemiramphus species). |
| Frostfish See: Codfish |
| Gag See: Sea Basses |
| Garibaldi See: Damselfish |
| Giant kelpfish (Heterostichus rostratus) |
| Gizzard shad See: Herrings |
| Goatfish or surmullets (Family Mullidae). Including: Goatfish (Mullus species, Pseudupeneus species); Wekes or goatfish (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); 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: Codfish |
| Hake See: Codfish |
| Hakes(Family Merlucciidae), Including: Hakes (Merluccio species); Silver hake or whiting (Meriuccius bilinearis); Pacific hake or Merluccio (Merluccius productus) |
| Halfbeak See: Flyingfish |
| Halfmoon See: Sea chubs |
| Halibut See: Flounders |
| Hamlet See: Sea Basses |
| Hardhead See: Carps |
| Harvestfish See: Butterfish |
| Hawkfish(Family Cirrhitidae). Including: Hawkfish (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 |
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| 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); Moonfish (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 |
| Lanceor Launce See: Sand lances |
| Largemouth bass See: Sunfish |
| Lawyer See: Codfish |
| Leatherback See: Jacks |
| Lingcod See: Greenlings |
| Lizardfish(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 fish |
| Margate See: Grunts |
| Menhaden See: Herrings |
| Menpachii See: Squirrelfish |
| 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 |
| Moonfsh See: Jacks |
| Mossbunker See: Herrings |
| Mouthbrooder See: Cichlids |
| Mullet See: Goatfish |
| 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 |
| Needlefish (Family Belonidae) Needlefish or marine gars (strongylura species, Tylosuru species) |
| Opaleye See: Sea chubs |
| Palometa See: Jacks |
| Parrotfishes (Family Scaridae) including: Parrotfish and uhus (Scarus species, S parisoma species) |
| Perch See also: Temperate basses, Drums, Cichlids, Surfperches, Scorpionfish |
| Perches (Family Percidae) including: Yellow perch (Perca flavescens); Walleye, pike perch, or yellow or blue pike (Sander vitreum); Sauget (Sander 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) |
| Pikeperch See: Perches |
| Pilchard See Herrings |
| Pinfish See: P |
| Plaice See: Flounders |
| Pollock See: Codfish |
| Pomfret See: Atlantic pomfret |
| Pompano See: Jack, Butterfish |
| P and sea breams (Family Sparidae). Including: P (Calamus species, Diplodus species, Pagrus species); Scup (Stenotomus chrysops); Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides); Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) |
| Porkfish See: Grunts |
| Poutassou See: Codfish |
| 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: Scorpionfish, Wrasses |
| Roach See: Carps |
| Rock bass See: Sunfish |
| Rockhind See: Sea Basses |
| Rockfish See: Scorpionfish, Temperate basses |
| Rosefish See: Scorpionfish |
| RudderfishSee: Sea chubs |
| Runner See: Jack |
| Sablefish or black cod (Anoplopoma fimbria) |
| Sailors choice See: Grunts |
| Saithe See: Codfish |
| 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 |
| Scorpionfish (family Scorpaenidae), Including: Scorpionfish (Scorpaena species); California scorpionfish or sculpin (Scorpaena guttata); Nohus (Scorpaenopsis species); Redfish, rosefish, or ocean perch (Sebasters marinus); rockfish (Sebasters species, Sebastodes species); Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); Chilipepper (Sebastes goodel); Bocaccio (Sebastes paucipinus); Shortspine thornyhead or channel rockfish (Sebastolobus alascanus) |
| Scup See: P |
| Sea bass See also: Temperate basses, drums |
| Sea bass (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, Goliath Grouper (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: P |
| 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: P , 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 Sunfish |
| 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 Orabalos (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). |
| Spadefish (Family Ephippidae). Including: Spadefish (Chaetodipterus species) |
| Spanish mackerel See: Mackerels |
| Spearing See: Silversides |
| Splitttail See: Carps |
| Spot See: Drums |
| Sprat See: Herrings |
| Squawfish See: Carp |
| Squirrelfish(Family Holocentridae), Including: Squirrelfish (Holocentrus species); Menpachii (Myripristis species). |
| Steelhead See: Trouts |
| Striped bass See: Temperate basses |
| Suckers(Family Catostomidae). Including: Buffalo fish (Ictiobus species); Suckers (Catostomus species, Moxostoma species); Quillbacks or carpsuckers (Carpiodes species) |
| Sunfish(Family Centrarchidae). Including: Freshwater basses (Micropterus species); Largemouth bass (Microterus salmoides); Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui); Sunfish (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 Perch (Embiotoca jacksoni); Pile perch (Rhacochilus vacca); Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata). |
| Surgeonfish (Family Acanthuridae). Including: Surgeonfish and tangs (Acanthurus species, Zebrasoma species); Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirugus); Unicornfish or kalas (Naso species). |
| Tang See: Surgeonfish |
| 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, Sixfinger (Polydactylus sexfilis) |
| Tilapia See: Cichlids |
| Tilefish (Family Branchiostegidae) including: tilefish (Logholatilus chamaeleonticeps) Ocean whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps) |
| Tomcod See: Codfish |
| Tomtate See: Grunts |
| Tomsmelt See: Silversides |
| Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) |
| Trouts and whitefish (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, Whitefish 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 nonkosher) |
| Unicornfish See: Surgeonfish |
| Wahoo See: Mackerels |
| Walleye See: Perches |
| Walleye pollock See: Codfish |
| Warmouth See: Sunfish |
| Weakfish See: Drums |
| WhiteFish See: Trouts, Tilefish |
| Whiting See: Codfish, Hakes, Drums |
| Wrasses (Family Labridae) including: Hogfish 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 |