Runner is kosher according to Jewish dietary law.

Does Runner have fins and scales?

Yes. Runner has both fins and removable scales, which is the requirement set in Leviticus 11:9-12 and Deuteronomy 14:9-10 for a fish to be considered kosher.

Can I eat Runner sushi or sashimi?

If Runner is prepared in a kosher kitchen with kosher utensils and ingredients, Runner sushi or sashimi can be kosher. Always verify the kosher certification of the restaurant or preparation source.

Where can I find more information about whether Runner is kosher?

KosherFish.co references the Orthodox Union (OU) and Chabad lists of kosher and non-kosher fish. For specific halachic questions, consult your local Orthodox rabbi.

Runner

Kosher

Has fins and scales

Fins Yes

Scales Yes

Description

The rainbow runner has firm, good-quality flesh that's eaten fresh, salted, or frozen, and it's well suited to sashimi. It fetches modest prices because it isn't widely known, and a lot of it comes in as tuna-fishery bycatch.

The rainbow runner, Elagatis bipinnulata, is a jack (family Carangidae) with a circumtropical range across tropical and subtropical seas. It's a pelagic fish of the upper water column, found both nearshore and offshore.

Also known as

Rainbow runner
Hawaiian salmon
Spanish jack

Kosher Runner in foreign languages

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Yiddish	Runner
Arabic	Runner
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Russian	Runner
Turkish	Runner
Chinese	Runner
Japanese	Runner
Korean	Runner
Hindi	Runner
Bengali	Runner
Vietnamese	Runner
Thai	Runner
Indonesian	Runner

Warnings & Kosher Issues

Kosher. The rainbow runner is a jack, which has fins and scales.
'Runner' is also used for other jacks such as the blue runner (Caranx crysos), so confirm which fish you have.