Amphipod
Amphipoda
Not Kosher
No fins or scales
Fins
No
Scales
No
Description
Amphipods are small shrimp-like crustaceans found in oceans, fresh water, and damp land worldwide, including the beach hoppers that jump around seaweed on the shore. They're an important food source for fish and shorebirds.
Amphipod in foreign languages
| Scientific | Amphipoda |
| Hebrew | שטצדאים |
| Arabic | مزدوجات الأرجل |
| Spanish | Anfipodos |
| Portuguese | Anfípodes |
| French | Amphipodes |
| Italian | Anfipodi |
| German | Flohkrebse |
| Greek | αμφίποδα |
| Russian | Бокоплавы |
| Chinese | 端足類 |
| Japanese | 端脚類 |
| Korean | 단각목 |
Warnings & Kosher Issues
- An amphipod is a crustacean, so it is not kosher.
- All crustaceans are non-kosher under Jewish law.