Is Jacks and Pompanos kosher?

Q: Is Jacks and Pompanos kosher?

Jacks and Pompanos is kosher according to Jewish dietary law. Leatherjacket is Not Kosher

Yes — Jacks and Pompanos is kosher under Jewish dietary law.

Leatherjacket is Not Kosher

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Also known as: Amberjack, Amberjacks, Blue Runner, Blue runner, Butter Fish, Butterfish, California Yellowtail, California yellowtail, Cigar Fish, Cigarfish, Crevalles, Creville, Harvestfish, Horse Mackerel, Jack Mackerel, Jack mackerel, Jacks, Leatherback, Lookdown, Mackerel, Moon Fish, Moonfish, Moonfishes, Pacific Pompano, Palometa, Permit, Pompano, Pompanos, Rainbow Runner, Rainbow runner, Runner, Scad, Scads, Selar Species, Uluas, Yellowtail, cigarfish, lae, palometas, permits, uluas, yellowtails
Kosher status: Kosher

About Jacks and Pompanos

Jacks and Pompanos (Family Charangidae) Including: Pompanos, palometas, and permits (Trachionotus species); Amberjacks and yellowtails (Seriola species); California yellowtail (Seriola dorsalls); Scads and cigarfish (Decapterus species, Selar species, Trachurus species); Jack mackerel or horse mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus); Jacks and uluas (Caranx species, Carangoides species); Crevalles (Caranx species); Blue runner (Caranx crysos); Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata); Moonfishes (Vomer species); Lookdown (Selene vomer); Leatherback or lae (Scomberoides sanctipetri); BUT NOT INCLUDING: LEATHERJACKET (Oligoplites saurus).