Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
Yes
Description
Freshwater sunfish are small panfish in the family Centrarchidae, a group that includes bluegill, pumpkinseed, and crappie. They have fins and scales, so they are kosher.
Freshwater sunfish such as bluegill, crappie, and rock bass are popular panfish, usually fried whole or as fillets.
The freshwater sunfish family (Centrarchidae), which includes bluegill, crappie, warmouth, rock bass, and the black basses, lives in warm, slow fresh water across North America. They shelter in weedy lakes, ponds, and slow rivers.
Also known as
- Bluegill
- Calico Bass
- Crappie
- Crappies
- Freshwater Bass
- Freshwater basses
- Largemouth Bass
- Red Eye
- Rock Bass
- Smallmouth Bass
- Sunfishes
- Warmouth
Kosher Sunfish in foreign languages
| Scientific | Lepomis macrochirus |
| Hebrew | דג שמש מגובשש |
| Arabic | سمكة شمس المحيط |
| Spanish | Mola |
| Portuguese | Peixe-lua |
| French | Môle |
| German | Mondfisch |
| Greek | Φεγγαρόψαρο |
| Russian | Обыкновенная луна-рыба |
| Turkish | Güneş balığı |
| Chinese | 翻車魨 |
| Japanese | マンボウ |
| Korean | 개복치 |
| Hindi | महासागरीय सूर्यमछली |
| Bengali | মহাসাগরীয় গোলদেহী সূর্যমাছ |
| Vietnamese | Cá thái dương |
| Thai | ปลาแสงอาทิตย์ |
| Indonesian | Molamola |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Freshwater sunfish such as bluegill, crappie, and pumpkinseed have fins and scales, so they are kosher.
- Do not confuse this with the ocean sunfish (Mola mola), a separate fish that is not kosher.