Scorpionfish
Scorpaenidae
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
Yes
Description
Scorpionfish have firm, sweet white flesh that's excellent in soups and stews and is a backbone of dishes like bouillabaisse. The spines are trimmed off before cooking.
Scorpionfishes (family Scorpaenidae) live in tropical and temperate seas, especially the Indo-Pacific, usually around reefs but also in bays, estuaries, and lagoons. Many rockfishes and thornyheads belong to this family.
Also known as
- Bocaccio
- California Scorpionfish
- Channel Rockfish
- Chilipepper
- Nohus
- Ocean Perch
- Pacific Ocean Perch
- Redfish
- Rockfish
- Rosefish
- Scorpionfishes
- Sculpin
- Shortspine Thornyhead
- Wrass
- rockfishes
- Thornyhead
Kosher Scorpionfish in foreign languages
| Scientific | Scorpaenidae |
| Hebrew | עקרבנוניים |
| Arabic | عقارب البحر |
| Spanish | Escorpena |
| French | Scorpaénidés |
| Italian | scorfano |
| German | Drachenköpfe |
| Russian | Скорпеновые |
| Chinese | 鮋科 |
| Japanese | フサカサゴ科 |
| Korean | 양볼락과 |
| Vietnamese | Họ Cá mù làn |
| Thai | วงศ์ปลาแมงป่อง |
Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Kosher. Scorpionfish have fins and scales.
- Safety first: these fish have venomous spines on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins. A sting is painful and sometimes dangerous, so handle them with care. The venom is a handling hazard, not a kosher issue.