Creville

Blue sketch illustration of Creville
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins Yes
Scales Yes
Description

If this means the crevalle jack, it is generally considered poor table fare. The flesh is dark, red, and coarse, and younger fish eat better. It is sold fresh, frozen, salted, or smoked.

"Creville" most likely refers to the crevalle jack, a fast marine jack of the Atlantic. It ranges in the western Atlantic from Nova Scotia to Uruguay and in the eastern Atlantic from Portugal to Angola, including the Mediterranean, and it also enters brackish water.

Warnings & Kosher Issues
  • Kosher: the crevalle jack is a bony fish with fins and scales, so it is kosher.
  • "Creville" appears to be a corruption of "crevalle," so confirm the species before relying on it.
  • The crevalle jack has been implicated in some cases of ciguatera poisoning.