Lookdown
Selene vomer
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
Yes
Description
The lookdown is a species of game fish in the family Carangidae. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
The lookdown has excellent-flavored flesh and is sold fresh, though it's only a minor commercial catch and is taken mostly as a gamefish.
Lookdowns live in the western Atlantic from Canada and Maine south to Uruguay, including Bermuda and the Gulf of Mexico. They favor coastal marine and brackish water at about 1 to 53 m over hard or sandy bottoms, and juveniles use estuaries and sandy beaches.
Also known as
- Moonfish
- Horsehead
Kosher Lookdown in foreign languages
| Scientific | Selene vomer |
| Arabic | سمكة لوك داون |
| German | Bodengucker |
| Russian | Селена |
| Chinese | 突頜月鰺 |
| Japanese | シロガネアジ |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Lookdown is a jack (Carangidae) with fins and scales, so it is kosher.
- Looks much like the Atlantic moonfish (Selene setapinnis). The lookdown is told apart by the long second rays on its dorsal and anal fins.