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Is Searobin kosher?

Yes — Searobin is kosher under Jewish dietary law.

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

Searobin

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About Searobin

Family Triglidae. Searobins (Prionotus species) Prionotus evolans, the striped searobin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triglidae, the sea robins. This fish is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy Prionotus evolans was first formally described in 1766 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus as Trigla evolans, with the type locality given as South Carolina and Jamaica. When Bernard Germain de Lacépède described the then monotypic genus Prionotus, its only species was Linnaeus's T. evolans, which he also designated as the type species of the genus. The specific name evolans means "flying away", an allusion to the long pectoral fins which resemble wings. Description The maximum published total length of the striped searobin is 45 cm (18 in), although 30 cm (12 in) is more typical, and the maximum published weight is 1.6 kg (3.5 lb). The overall color is reddish to olive brown with a thin dark stripe along the lateral line, another one runs parallel to that on the lower body. The whole of the pectoral fin is marked with closely-set, sinuous dark vertical lines with the inner part of the fin forming a dark patch. There is a dark blotch on the first dorsal fin between the fourth and... Prionotus evolans, the striped searobin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triglidae, the sea robins. This fish is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy Prionotus evolans was first formally described in 1766 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus as Trigla evolans, with the type locality given as South Carolina and Jamaica. When Bernard Germain de Lacépède described the then monotypic genus Prionotus, its only species was Linnaeus's T. evolans, which he also designated as the type species of the genus. The specific name evolans means "flying away", an allusion to the long pectoral fins which resemble wings. Description The maximum published total length of the striped searobin is 45 cm (18 in), although 30 cm (12 in) is more typical, and the maximum published weight is 1.6 kg (3.5 lb). The overall color is reddish to olive brown with a thin dark stripe along the lateral line, another one runs parallel to that on the lower body. The whole of the pectoral fin is marked with closely-set, sinuous dark vertical lines with the inner part of the fin forming a dark patch. There is a dark blotch on the first dorsal fin between the fourth and...

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