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Is Fluke kosher?

Yes — Fluke is kosher under Jewish dietary law.

Fluke has fins and scales, which are the two requirements for kosher fish under Jewish dietary law (Leviticus 11:9-12).

Fluke (Paralichthys dentatus)

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Scientific name
Paralichthys dentatus
Also known as
Summer Flounder, Northern Fluke, Plaice
Habitat
Western Atlantic, sandy and muddy bottoms
Kosher status
Kosher

About Fluke

See: Flounders The summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys dentatus) is a marine flatfish that is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. It is especially abundant in waters from North Carolina to Massachusetts. They have laterally-compressed bodies meaning that their body is flattened side-to-side. Covering the body are eye-like spots. The summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys dentatus) is a marine flatfish that is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. It is especially abundant in waters from North Carolina to Massachusetts. They have laterally-compressed bodies meaning that their body is flattened side-to-side. Covering the body are eye-like spots. Habitat The summer flounder has a range in the western Atlantic from Nova Scotia to Florida, possibly farther south where the summer flounder may mix and be confused with its close relative the southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) which lacks the eye-like spots of the summer flounder. Paralichthys dentatus is most common to the coastal and shelf waters off of the northeast U.S. where they are commonly called Fluke. In the spring months fluke leave their winter stay in the deep ocean waters, where spawning occurs, to move into the inshore waters along beaches, inlets, bays, estuaries, canals, and creeks where they will stay until autumn or even early winter. Description They typically grow around 38.1-50.8 cm (15 to 20 inch) in length and weighs around (0.4-1.3 kg 1 to 3 lbs) though they may grow as heavy as...

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