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Is Electric eel kosher?

No — Electric eel is not kosher under Jewish dietary law.

Not kosher. Despite the name, the electric eel is a South American knifefish, not a true eel — but it is equally scaleless and equally prohibited.

Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)

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Scientific name
Electrophorus electricus
Also known as
Poraquê
Category
scaleless
Fins & scales
Fins ✓ , no scales ✗
Kosher status
Not kosher

About Electric eel

A freshwater South American knifefish capable of generating up to 860-volt electric discharges.

Kosher ruling

Not kosher. Despite the name, the electric eel is a South American knifefish, not a true eel — but it is equally scaleless and equally prohibited.

Source: Orthodox Union

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