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Is Leatherback kosher?

Yes — Leatherback is kosher under Jewish dietary law.

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

Leatherback

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About Leatherback

See: Jacks Scomberoides is a genus of carangids, known as the queenfishes, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. The species in this genus may be venomous with the venom found on the spines of the dorsal and anal fins. Scomberoides is a genus of carangids, known as the queenfishes, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. The species in this genus may be venomous with the venom found on the spines of the dorsal and anal fins. Species Currently, five species in this genus are recognized: Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacépède, 1801 (Talang queenfish) Scomberoides lysan (Forsskål, 1775) (doublespotted queenfish) Scomberoides pelagicus E.M. Abdussamad, Gopalakrishnan, K.G. Mini, S. Sukumaran, P.R. Divya, T.B. Retheesh, A.A. Muhammed, N.V. Dipti, A.R. Akhil, T. Thomas and K.D. Jacob, 2022 (Deepbodied Queenfish) Scomberoides tala (Cuvier, 1832) (barred queenfish) Scomberoides tol (Cuvier, 1832) (needle-scaled queenfish) Three fossil species are also known: †Scomberoides inensis (Ohe & Furuhashi, 1977) - Middle Miocene of Japan †Scomberoides maruoi Uyeno & Suda, 1991 - Middle Miocene of Japan †Scomberoides spinosus (Smirnov, 1936) - Early to Middle Miocene of Crimea (Ukraine), the North Caucasus (Russia), and Azerbaijan References The doublespotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan) is a tropical game fish in family Carangidae (jacks). It is associated with reefs and ranges widely throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Other common names for this fish are giant dart, large-mouthed leatherskin, leatherskin, queenfish, skinny fish, skinnyfish, St. Peter's leatherskin, white fish or whitefish. イケカツオ(生鰹, Ikekatsuo)is in Japanese. Doublespotted queenfish are known to reach up to 110 cm total length and mass up to 11.0 kg (24.3 lb). They are primarily silver in color, with dark coloration on the dorsal and caudal fins and a row of dark spots on either side of the lateral line. Scales needle-like and embedded in tough skin; breast scales sharply lanceolate and embedded on middle of body below lateral line but lack the scutes of some other jacks. This species ranges eastward from the Red Sea and eastern Africa to Hawaii, the Marquesas, and the Tuamotu Islands. It is found as far north as southern Japan and south to New South Wales and Rapa Iti. It occupies relatively clear waters from the surface to about 100 m (330 ft). Juveniles inhabit shallow water near the shore, including brackish areas. Adults are associated with...

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