Ray
Batoidea
Not Kosher
No true scales
Scales
No
Description
Rays are sometimes eaten, and the meat is occasionally cut and sold as mock scallop. Stingrays in particular are grilled or curried in parts of Southeast Asia and India.
Most rays live on the sea floor in coastal waters, with some in deep water to at least 3,000 meters. They're mostly tropical and subtropical, with some temperate and cold-water species. Manta rays live in the open sea, and a few rays live in fresh or brackish water.
Also known as
- Stingray
- Manta ray
- Eagle ray
- Electric ray
Ray in foreign languages
| Scientific | Batoidea |
| Hebrew | בטאים |
| Arabic | شفنينيات |
| Spanish | Batomorphi |
| French | Raie |
| German | Rochen |
| Greek | Σαλάχι |
| Russian | скаты |
| Turkish | Vatoz |
| Chinese | 鳐总目 |
| Japanese | エイ |
| Korean | 가오리 |
| Hindi | शंकुश |
| Bengali | শঙ্কর মাছ |
| Vietnamese | Liên bộ Cá đuối |
| Thai | ปลากระเบน |
| Indonesian | Batomorphi |
Warnings & Kosher Issues
- A cartilaginous fish with a boneless skeleton and no true scales, so it is not kosher.
- Rays and skates are sometimes cut into discs and sold as mock scallops. The ruling is the same.
- Some rays, like stingrays, carry a venomous tail spine.