Is Cigarfish kosher?
Yes — Cigarfish is kosher under Jewish dietary law.
Cigarfish has fins and scales, which are the two requirements for kosher fish under Jewish dietary law (Leviticus 11:9-12).
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About Cigarfish
See: Jacks Cubiceps is a genus of driftfishes found circumglobally. Species There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: Cubiceps baxteri McCulloch, 1923 (Black fathead) Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914 (Blue fathead) Cubiceps capensis (A. Smith, 1845) (Cape fathead) Cubiceps gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1843) (Driftfish) Cubiceps kotlyari Agafonova, 1988 (Kotlyar's cubehead) Cubiceps macrolepis Agafonova, 1988 (Large-scale cigarfish) Cubiceps nanus Agafonova, 1988 (Dwarf cigarfish) Cubiceps paradoxus J. L. Butler, 1979 (Longfin cigarfish) Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872 (Longfin fathead) Cubiceps whiteleggii (Waite, 1894) (Shadow driftfish) References Cubiceps is a genus of driftfishes found circumglobally. Species There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: Cubiceps baxteri McCulloch, 1923 (Black fathead) Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914 (Blue fathead) Cubiceps capensis (A. Smith, 1845) (Cape fathead) Cubiceps gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1843) (Driftfish) Cubiceps kotlyari Agafonova, 1988 (Kotlyar's cubehead) Cubiceps macrolepis Agafonova, 1988 (Large-scale cigarfish) Cubiceps nanus Agafonova, 1988 (Dwarf cigarfish) Cubiceps paradoxus J. L. Butler, 1979 (Longfin cigarfish) Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872 (Longfin fathead) Cubiceps whiteleggii (Waite, 1894) (Shadow driftfish) References Cubiceps is a genus of driftfishes found circumglobally. Species There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: Cubiceps baxteri McCulloch, 1923 (Black fathead) Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914 (Blue fathead) Cubiceps capensis (A. Smith, 1845) (Cape fathead) Cubiceps gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1843) (Driftfish) Cubiceps kotlyari Agafonova, 1988 (Kotlyar's cubehead) Cubiceps macrolepis Agafonova, 1988 (Large-scale cigarfish) Cubiceps nanus Agafonova, 1988 (Dwarf cigarfish) Cubiceps paradoxus J. L. Butler, 1979 (Longfin cigarfish) Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872 (Longfin fathead) Cubiceps whiteleggii (Waite, 1894) (Shadow driftfish) References
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