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Is Tilapia kosher?

Yes — Tilapia is kosher under Jewish dietary law.

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

Tilapia (Oreochromis species)

Image: Photo by Michael Rupert Hayes · licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Scientific name
Oreochromis species
Hebrew name
אמנון
Also known as
Nile Tilapia, Mozambique Tilapia, St. Peter's Fish
Habitat
Tropical freshwater, aquaculture worldwide
Kosher status
Kosher

About Tilapia

See: Cichlids

Source: kosherfish.co/kosher-fish-list (snapshot 2025-12-19)

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