Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Not Kosher
No fins or scales
Fins
No
Scales
No
Description
The American alligator, sometimes referred to as a common alligator or just gator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the two extant species in the genus Alligator, and is larger than the only other living alligator species, the Chinese alligator.
Alligator meat is eaten across the American South, often as fried nuggets, in gumbo, or grilled. The tail meat is the most prized cut.
The American alligator lives in fresh and brackish wetlands, swamps, rivers, and lakes across the southeastern United States, from the Carolinas to Texas and especially Florida and Louisiana. It's farmed and harvested under regulated seasons.
Alligator in foreign languages
| Scientific | Alligator mississippiensis |
| Hebrew | אליגטור אמריקני |
| Arabic | قاطور أمريكي |
| Spanish | Aligátor americano |
| Portuguese | Aligátor-americano |
| French | Alligator d'Amérique |
| Italian | Alligator Missisipiensis |
| German | Mississippi-Alligator |
| Greek | Αμερικανικός αλιγάτορας |
| Russian | Миссисипский аллигатор |
| Turkish | Amerika aligatörü |
| Chinese | 美國短吻鱷 |
| Japanese | アメリカアリゲーター |
| Korean | 미시시피악어 |
| Vietnamese | Cá sấu mõm ngắn Mỹ |
| Thai | แอลลิเกเตอร์อเมริกา |
| Indonesian | Aligator Amerika |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- An alligator is a reptile, not a fish, so it is not kosher.
- Wild harvest is regulated by season and permit in the states where it lives.