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Is Spanish mackerel kosher?

Yes — Spanish mackerel is kosher under Jewish dietary law.

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

Spanish mackerel

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About Spanish mackerel

See: Mackerels Scomberomorini is a tribe of ray-finned, saltwater, bony fishes that is commonly known as Spanish mackerels, seerfishes, or seer fish. This tribe is a subset of the mackerel family (Scombridae), which it shares with four sister tribes, the tunas, mackerels, bonitos, and butterfly kingfish. Scomberomorini comprises 21 species across three genera. They are pelagic fish, fast swimmers and predatory in nature, that fight vigorously when caught. They are mainly caught using hooks and lines. Scomberomorini is a tribe of ray-finned, saltwater, bony fishes that is commonly known as Spanish mackerels, seerfishes, or seer fish. This tribe is a subset of the mackerel family (Scombridae), which it shares with four sister tribes, the tunas, mackerels, bonitos, and butterfly kingfish. Scomberomorini comprises 21 species across three genera. They are pelagic fish, fast swimmers and predatory in nature, that fight vigorously when caught. They are mainly caught using hooks and lines. Taxonomy The following cladogram shows the most likely evolutionary relationships between the Spanish mackerels and the tunas, mackerels, bonitos, and butterfly kingfish. This tribe comprises 21 species in three genera: Acanthocybium (Gill, 1862) A. solandri (Cuvier, 1832), wahoo Grammatorcynus (Gill, 1862) G. bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825), shark mackerel G. bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836), double-lined mackerel Scomberomorus (Lacepède, 1801) S. brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978, Serra Spanish mackerel S. cavalla (Cuvier, 1829), king mackerel S. commerson (Lacépède, 1800), narrow-barred Spanish mackerel S. concolor (Lockington, 1879), Monterrey Spanish mackerel S. guttatus (Bloch...

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