Is Crab kosher?

About Crab

Decapod crustaceans with short tails folded under their bodies and a thick, protective exoskeleton. The blonde ray or blonde skate (Raja brachyura) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the skate family Rajidae. It is found in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Description Like all rays, the blonde ray has a flattened body with broad, wing-like pectoral fins. The body is kite-shaped with a short tail (hence the specific name brachyura, which is derived from Ancient Greek and means "short tail"). In terms of coloration, it is brown with a few creamy-white blotches and dense dark spots which extend to the edges of the pectoral fins and to the tail. The total length at birth of R brachyura is between 16–18 centimetres (6.3–7.1 in), and they reach maturity at around a total length of 80–90 centimetres (31–35 in). The maximum published length is 120 cm (47 in). Distribution The blonde ray is found in the Eastern Atlantic (from Scotland to Morocco) at depths of 10–380 m (33–1,247 ft); it is also found occasionally in the Mediterranean. R brachyura has been infrequently found at depths to 900 metres (3,000 ft). Habitat The blonde ray is demersal, preferring areas with sandy and muddy bottoms. Like many other elasmobranch species, the blonde ray uses shallow coastal...

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