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Is Lamprey kosher?

No — Lamprey is not kosher under Jewish dietary law.

Not kosher. Lampreys are jawless fish with smooth, scaleless bodies.

Lamprey (Petromyzontidae)

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Scientific name
Petromyzontidae
Also known as
Sea lamprey, Vampire fish
Category
scaleless
Fins & scales
Fins ✓ , no scales ✗
Kosher status
Not kosher

About Lamprey

Ancient jawless fish with a circular, toothed mouth used to attach to host fish and feed on blood. Petromyzontidae are a family of lampreys native to the Northern Hemisphere, comprising the vast majority of living lampreys. Petromyzontids have the highest number of chromosomes (164–174) among vertebrates. Petromyzontidae are a family of lampreys native to the Northern Hemisphere, comprising the vast majority of living lampreys. Petromyzontids have the highest number of chromosomes (164–174) among vertebrates. Classification Vladykov and Kott (1979) proposed classifying the Northern Hemisphere lamprays into three subfamilies: Petromyzontinae, Entospheninae and Lampetrinae. Also Carim et al. (2024) proposed a genus Occidentis for western North American ‘Lampetra’. Subfamily Petromyzontinae Ichthyomyzon Petromyzon — sea lamprey Caspiomyzon Subfamily Entospheninae Entosphenus Tetrapleurodon Subfamily Lampetrinae Eudontomyzon Lampetra Lethenteron Occidentis References External links FishBase.org: Details for family Petromyzontidae – the Northern lampreys Petromyzontidae are a family of lampreys native to the Northern Hemisphere, comprising the vast majority of living lampreys. Petromyzontids have the highest number of chromosomes (164–174) among vertebrates. Classification Vladykov and Kott (1979) proposed classifying the Northern Hemisphere lamprays into three subfamilies: Petromyzontinae, Entospheninae and Lampetrinae. Also Carim et al. (2024) proposed a genus Occidentis for western North American ‘Lampetra’. Subfamily Petromyzontinae Ichthyomyzon Petromyzon — sea lamprey Caspiomyzon Subfamily Entospheninae Entosphenus Tetrapleurodon Subfamily Lampetrinae Eudontomyzon Lampetra Lethenteron Occidentis References External links FishBase.org: Details for family Petromyzontidae – the Northern lampreys

Kosher ruling

Not kosher. Lampreys are jawless fish with smooth, scaleless bodies.

Source: Orthodox Union; Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0); Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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