Ocean pout
Zoarces americanus
Not Kosher
Description
The ocean pout is an eelpout in the family Zoarcidae. It is found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of New England and eastern Canada.
The ocean pout lives in the western Atlantic from Labrador south to Delaware. It's a bottom dweller on soft sand and mud, and also rocky areas, from the shoreline down to about 388 meters. Gulf of Maine fish move offshore in summer and back to shallow coastal water in spring.
Also known as
- Eelpout
- Mutton fish
Ocean pout in foreign languages
| Scientific | Zoarces americanus |
| French | Loquette d'Amérique |
| Russian | Американская бельдюга |
| Chinese | 大洋鱈魚 |
| Japanese | オーシャンパウト |
| Indonesian | Ikan pout laut |
Gallery
Warnings & Kosher Issues
- An eelpout with slimy, scaleless skin, so it is not kosher.
- Sometimes sold in the US market as mutton fish.