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Is Dogfish kosher?

No — Dogfish is not kosher under Jewish dietary law.

Not kosher. Dogfish are small sharks — cartilaginous fish without halachic scales. Commonly sold in fish-and-chips shops in Europe as "huss" or "rock salmon"; neither name changes the ruling.

Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Image: Photo by Doug Costa, NOAA/SBNMS · licensed Public domain · source

Scientific name
Squalus acanthias
Also known as
Spiny dogfish, Spurdog, Mud shark, Piked dogfish
Category
cartilaginous
Fins & scales
Fins ✓ , no scales ✗
Kosher status
Not kosher

About Dogfish

A small shark species common in temperate oceans. Despite the name, dogfish are cartilaginous fish, not fish-and-chip "rock salmon" in any kosher sense.

Kosher ruling

Not kosher. Dogfish are small sharks — cartilaginous fish without halachic scales. Commonly sold in fish-and-chips shops in Europe as "huss" or "rock salmon"; neither name changes the ruling.

Source: Orthodox Union, Chabad

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