Is Mantis shrimp kosher?
No — Mantis shrimp is not kosher under Jewish dietary law.
Not kosher. Mantis shrimp are stomatopod crustaceans — shellfish. Technically not true shrimp, but equally excluded.
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About Mantis shrimp
Marine crustaceans famous for their clubbed appendages, which can strike with the acceleration of a .22 caliber bullet.
Kosher ruling
Not kosher. Mantis shrimp are stomatopod crustaceans — shellfish. Technically not true shrimp, but equally excluded.
Source: Orthodox Union
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