List of halal fish

[Renaissance_Man]

Salaam

I found this list on a Jewish website.  According to kosher dietary rules, Jews can only eat those fish with both fins and scales similar to what the shariah says about eating fish with scales.  

Please doublecheck though just to make sure because it might not be 100% correct.

From http://www.kashrus.org/kosher/kosher_fish.html :

KOSHER FISH

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Albacore See: Mackerels Alewife See: Herrings

Amberjack See: Jacks

Anchovies (Family Engraulidae). Including: European anchovy (Engraulis i encrasciolus), North of California anchovv (En¢raulis mordax4.

Angelfishes and butterfly fishes (Family Chaetodontidae). Including: Angelfishes (Holacanthus species, Pomacanthus species).

Atlantic Pomfret or Ray's Bream (Brama brama)

Ballyhoo See: Flyingfishes

Barracudas (Family Sphyraenidae) Including: Barracudas and kakus (Sphyraena species).

Bass , Sea Basses. Temperate basses, Sunfishes, Drums

Bigeyes (Family Priacanthidae). Including: Bigeyes or aweoweos (Priacanthus species).

Blackfish See: Carps, Wrasses

Blacksmith See: Damselfishes

Blueback See: Flounders, Herrings, Trouts

Bluefish or snapper blue (Pomatomus saltarix)

Bluegill See: Sunfishes

Bocaccio See: Scorpionfishes

Bombay duck (Harpadeon nehereus)

Bonefish (Albula vulpes)

Bonito See: Cobia, Mackerels

Bowfin Freshwater dogfish, or grindle (Amia calva)

Bream See: Carps, Atlantic pomfret, Porgies

Brill See: Flounder

Buffalo fishes See: Suckers

Burbot See: Codfishes

ButterFishes (Family Stromateidae), Including: Butterfish (Peprilus tracanthus); Pacific pompano (Peprilus similimus); harvestfishes (Peprilus species)

Butterfly fish See: angelfish

Cabrilla See: Sea Basses

Calico bass See: Sunfishes

Capelin See: Smelts

Carps and minnows (Family Cyprinidae), Including: the carp, leather carp, mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio); Crucian carp (Carassius carassius); Goldfish (Carassius auratus); tench (Tinca tinca); Splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus); Squawfishes (Ptychocheilus species); Scramento backfish or hardhead (Orthodon microlepidotus); Freshwater breams (Abramis species, Blicca species); Roach (Rutilus rutilus).

Carosucker See: Suckers

Caviar (Must be from a kosher fish) See: Trouts and whitefishes (salmon), Lumpsuckers (non kosher), Sturgeons (non kosher).

Cero See: Mackerels

Channel bass See: Drums Char See: Trouts

Chilipepper See: Scorpionfishes

Chinook salmon See: Trouts

Chup See: Trouts, Sea chubs Cichlids (Family Chichilidae), Including: Tilapias (Tilapia species); Mozambique mouthbrooder (Tilapia mossambica); Cichlios (Cichlasoma species); Rio Grande perch (Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum)

Cigarfish See: Jacks

Cisco See: Trouts

Coalfish See: Codfishes

Cobia, cabio, or black bonito (Rachycentron canadum) Cod, cultus, black, blue, or ling. See: Greenlings, Sablefish

Codfishes (Family Gadidae), Including: Cod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aegiefinus); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus); Pollock, saithe, or coalfish (Pollachius virens); Walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma); Hakes (Urophycis species); Whiting (Meriangiu meriangus); Blue whiting or poutassou (Micromesistius poutassou); Burbot, lawyer, or freshwater ling (lota lota); Tomcods or frostfishes (Microgradus species).

Coho salmon See: Trouts

Corbina or Corvina, See: Drums

Cottonwick See: Grunts

[Edited Out]plie See: Sunfishes

Creville See: Jacks

Croacker See: Drums

Crucian carp See: Carps

Cubbyu See: Drums

Cunner See: Wrasses Dab See: Flounders

Damselfishes (Family Pomacentridae). Including: Blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis); Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicunda).

Doctorfish See: Surgeonfishes

Dolly Varden See: Trouts

Dolphin fishes or mahimahis (Coryphaena species) Not to be confused with the Mammal called Dolphin or Porpoise, which is non kosher.

Drums and croakers (Family Sciaenidae), Including: Seatrouts and carvinas (Cynoscion species); Weakfish (Cynoscion nebulosus); White seabass (Cynoscion nobillis); Croakers (micropogon species, Bairdiella species, Odontoscion species); Silver perch (Bairdiella chyrsura); White or King croaker (Genyonemus lineatus); Black croaker (cheilottena saturnum); Spotfin croaker (Roncadorstearnsi); Yellowfin croaker(Umbrinaroncador); Drums (Pogonias species, Stellifer species, Umbrina species); Red drum or channel bass (Sciaenops ocallata); Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens); Kingfishes or king whitings (Menticirrhus species); California corbina (Menticirrhus undulatus); spot or lafayette (Leiostomus xanthurus); Queenfish (Seriphus politus); Cubbyu or ribbon fish (Equetus umbrosus).

Eulachon See: Smelts

Flounders (Families Bothidae and Pleuronectidae). Including: Flounders (Paralichthys species, Liopsetta species, Platichthys species,etc.); Starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus); Summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys denatus); Yellowtail flounder (limanda ferrugina); Winter flounder, lemon sole or blackback (Pseudopleuronectes americanus); Halibuts (Hippoglossus species); California halibut (Paralichthys Californicus); Bigmouth sole (Hippoglossina stomata); Butter of scalyfin sole (Isopsetta isolepis); "Dover" sole (Microstomus pacificus); "English" sole (Parophrys vetulus); Fantail sole (Xystreurys liolepis); Petrale sole (Eopsetta jordan); Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zichirus); Rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata); Sand Sole (Psettichthys melanostictus); Slender sole (Lyopsetta exillis); Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera); Pacific turbots (Pleuronichthys species); Curlfin turbot or sole (Pleuronichthys decurrens); Diamond turbot (Hypsopsetta guttulata); Greenland turbot or halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides); Sanddabs (Citharichthys species); Dabs (Limanda species); American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides); European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); Brill (scophthalmus rhomus). But not including: European turbot (Scophthalmus maximus or Psetta maximus).

Fluke See: Flounders

Flyingfishes and halfbeaks (Family Exocoetidae); Flyingfishes (Cypselurus species, and others); Ballyhoo or balao (Hemiramphus species).

Frostfish See: Codfishes

Gag See: Sea basses

Garibaldi See: Damselfishes

Giant kelpfish (Heterostichus rostratus)

Gizzard shad See: Herrings

Goatfishes or surmullets (Family Mullidae). Including: Goatfishes (Mullus species, Pseudupeneus species); Wekes or goatfishes (Mulloidichthys species, Upeneus species); Kumu (Parupeneus species); Red mullet (Mullus surmuletus).

Gobies (Family Gobidae), Including: Bigmouth sleeper or guavina (Gobiomorus dormitor); Sirajo goby (sicydium plumieri)

Goldeye and mooneye (Hiodon alosoides and Hiodon tergisus).

Goldfish See: Carps

Grayling See: Trouts

Graysby: See: Sea basses

Greenlings (Family Hexagrammidae), Including: Greenlings (Hexagrammos species); Kelp greenling or seatrout (Hexagrammos decagrammus); Lingcod, cultus orblue cod (Ophiodonelongatus); Atkamackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius).

Grindle See: BowEin

Grouper See: Sea basses

Grunion See: Silversides

Grunts (Family Pomadasyldae), Including; Grunts (Haemulon species, Pomadasys species); Margate (Haemulon album); Tomtate (Haemulon aurolineattum); Cottonwick (Haemulon melanurum); Sailors choice (Haemulon parral); Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus); Black margate (Anisotremus surinamensis); Sargo (Anisotremus davidsoni); Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera).

Guavina See: Gobies

Haddock See: Codfishes

Hake See also Codfishes

Hakes (Family Meriucciidae), Including: Hakes (Merluccius species); Silver hake or whiting (Meriuccius bilinearis); Pacific hake or meriuccio (Meriuccius productus)

Halfbeak See: Flying fish

Halfmoon See: Sea chubs

Halibut See: Flounders

Hamlet See: Sea basses

Hardhead See: Carps

Harvestfish See: Butterfishes

Hawkfishes (Family Cirrhitidae). Including: Hawkfishes (Cirrhitus species).

Herrings (Family Clupeidae), Including: Atlantic and Pacific herring (Clupae harengus subspecies); thread herrings (Opisthonema species); Shads (Alosa species); Shad or glut herring, or blueback (Alosa aestivalis); Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris); Alewife or river herring (Alosa pseudoharengus); Gizzard shads (Dorosoma species); Menhadens or mossbunkers (Brevoortia species); Spanish sardines (Sardineila anchovia); European sardine or pilchard (Sardina pilchardus); Pacific sardine or pilchard (Sardinops sagax); Spart (Sprattus sprattus)

Hind See: Sea bass

Hogchocker See: Soles

Hogfish See: Wrasses

Horse mackerel See: Jacks

Jack Mankerel See: Jacks

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).

Jacksmelt See: Silversides

Jewfish See: Sea basses.

John Dory (Zeus faber)

KelpSish See: Giant Kelpfish

Kingfish See: Drums, mackerels Ladyfish, or tenpounder (Elops saurus)

Lafayette See: Drums

Lake Herring See: Trouts

Lance or Launce See: Sand lances

Largemouth bass See: Sunfishes

Lawyer See: Codfishes

Leatherback See: Jacks

Lingcod See: Greenlings

Lizardfishes (Family Synodontidae)

Lookdown See: Jacks

Mackerel See also: Jacks

Mackerels, Atka See: Greenlings

Mackerels and tunas (Family Scombridae), Including: Mackerels (Scomber species, Scomberomorus species, Auxis species); Spanish mackerels, cero, and sierra (Scomberomorus species); King mackerel or kingfish (Scomberomorus cavalla); Bonitos (Sarda species); Wahoo (Acanthocybius solanderi); tunas (Thunnus species, Euthynnus species); Skipjack tunas (Euthynnus or Katsuwonus species); Albacore (thunnus alalunga) But not including: Snake mackerels

Mahimahi See: Dolphin fishes

Margate See: Grunts

Menhaden See: Herrings

Menpachii See: Squirrelfishes

Merluccio See: Hakes

Milkfish or awa (Chanos chanos)

Mojarras (Family Gerreidae) including: Mojarras (Eucinostomus species, Gerres species, Diapterus species) Monkeyface [Edited Out]leback or eel (Cebidichthys violaceus)

Mooneye See: Goldeye Moonfsh See: Jacks

Mossbunker See: Herrings

Mouthbrooder See: Cichlids

Mullet See: Goatfishes

Mullets (Farnily Mugilidae) including: Mullets and amaamas (Mugil species); Uouoa (Neomyxus chaptallii); Mountain mullets or dajaos (agonostomus species)

Muskellunge See: Pikes

Mutton hamlet See: Sea basses

Muttonfish See: Snappers

Needlefishes (Family Beslonidae) Needlefishes or marine gars (strongylura species, Tylosuru species)

Opaleye See: Sea clubs

Palometa See: Jacks

Parrotfishs (Family Scaridae) including: Parrotfishes and uhus (Scarus species, Slparisoma species)

Perch See also: Temperate basses, Drums, Cichlids, Surfperches, Scorpionfishes

Perches (Family Percidae) including: Yellow perch (Perca flavescens); Walleye, pike perch, or yellow or blue pike (Stizostedion vitreum); Sauget (Stizostedion canadense)

Permit See: Jacks

Pickerel See: Pike

Pigfish See: Grunts Pike See also: Perches

Pikes (Family Esocidae) including; Pike (esox lucius); Pickerels (Esox species); Muskellunge (esox masquinongy)

Pikeperch See: Perches

Pilchard See Herrings

Pinfish See: Porgies

Plaice See: Flounders

Pollock. See: Codfishes

Pomfret. See: Atlantic pomfret

Pompano See: Jack, Butterfishes

Porgies and sea breams (Family Sparidae). Including: Porgies (Calamus species, Diplodus species, Pagrus species); Scup (Stenotomus chrysops); Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides); Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)

Porkfish See: Gruntts

Poutassou See: Codfishes

[Edited Out]leback See: Monkeyface [Edited Out]leback, Rock[Edited Out]leback (non kosher).

Queenfish See: Drums

Quillback See: Suckers

Rabalo See: Snooks

Ray's bream See: Atlantic pomfret

Red snapper See: Snappers Redfish See: Scorpionfishes, Wrasses

Roach See: Carps Rock bass See: Sunfishes

Rockhind See: Sea basses

Rockfish See: Scorpionfishes. Temperate basses

Rosefish See: Scorpionfishes

Rudderfish See: Sea chubs

Runner See: Jack

Sablefish or black cod (Anoplopoma fimbria)

Sailors choice See: Grunts Saithe See: Codfishes

Salmon See: Trouts

Sand lances, launces, or eels (Ammodytes species)

Sardine See: Herrings

Sargo See: Grunts

Sauger See: Perches

Scad See: Jacks

Scamp See: Sea basses

Schoolmaster See: Snappers

Scorpionfishes (family Scorpaenidae), Including: Scorpionfishes (Scorpaena species); California scorpionfish or sculpin (Scorpaena guttata); Nohus (Scorpaenopsis species); Redfish, rosefish, or ocean perch (Sebasters marinus); rockfishes (Sebasters species, Sebastodes species); Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); Chilipepper (Sebastes goodel); Bocaccio (Sebastes paucipinus); Shortspine thornyhead or channel rockfish (Sebastolobus alascanus)

Scup See: Porgies

Sea bass See also: Temperate basses, drums, Sea basses (Family Serranidae) including: Black sea basses (Centropristis species); Groupers (Epinephelus species, and Mycteroperca species); Rockhind (Epinephelus adscensionis); Speckled hind (Epinephelus drummondhayi); Red hind (Epinephelus guttatus); Jewfish (Epinephelus itajara); Spotted cabrilla (Epinephelus analogus); Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis); Scamp (Mycteroperca phenax); Graysby (petrometopon cruentatum); Mutton hamlet (Alphestes afer) Sand bass, kelp bass, and spotted bass (Paralabrax species)

Sea bream See: Porgies

Sea chubs (Family Kyphosidae) including: Bermuda chug or rudderfish (Kyphosus sectatrix); Opaleye (Girella nigrican); Halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis)

Seaperch See: Surfperches

Searobins (Family Triglidae); Searobins (Prionotus species)

Seatrout See: Drums, Greenlings, Steelhead

Shad See: Herrings

Sheepshead See: Porgies, Wrasses Sierra See: Mackerels

Silversides (Family Athernidae) including: Whitebait, spearing, or silversides (Menidia species); California grunion (Leurusthes tenuis); Jacksmelt (Atherinopsis californiensis); Topsmelt (Atherinops affinis)

Sirajo goby See: Gobies

Skipjack See Mackerels

Sleeper See Gobies

Smallmouth bass See Sunfishes

Smelts (Family Osmeridae) including: Smelts (Osmerus species); Capelin (Malotus villosus); Eullachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)

Snapper blue See: Bluefish

Snappers (Family Lutjanidae) including: Snappers (Lutjanus species); Schoolmaster (Lutjanus apodus); Muttonfish or mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis); Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus); Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus); Kalikali (Pristipomoides sieboldi); Opakapaka (Pristipomoides microlepis); Onaga (Etelis carbunculus)

Snooks (Family Centropomidae) including: Snooks orrabalos (Centropomus species)

Sockeye salmon See: Trouts

Sole See also: Flounders

Soles (Family Soleidae), Including: Sole or true sole (solea solea); Lined sole (Achirus lineatus); Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus).

Spadefishes (Family Ephippidae). Including: Spadefishes (Chaetodipterus species)

Spanish mackerel See: Mackerels

Spearing See: Silversides

Splitttail See: Carps

Spot See: Drums

Sprat See: Herrings

Squawfish See: Carp

Squirrelfishes (Family Holocentridae), Including: Squirrelfishes (Holocentrus species); Menpachii (Myripristis species).

Steelhead See: Trouts

Striped bass See: Temperate basses

Suckers (Family Catostomidae). Including: Buffalo fishes (Ictiobus species); Suckers (Catostomus species, Moxostoma species); Quillbacks or carpsuckers (Carpiodes species)

Sunfishes (Family Centrarchidae). Including: Freshwater basses (Micropterus species); Largemouth bass (Microterus salmoides); Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui); Sunfishes (Lepomis species); Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus); Warmouth (Lepomis macrochirus); Rock bass or red eye (Ambloplites rupestris); [Edited Out]pies or calico basses (Pomoxis species)

Surfperches (Famly Embiotocidae). Including: Surfperches (Amphistichus species, Hyperprosopon species); Seaperches (Embiotoca species, Hypsurus species, Phanerodon species, Rhacochilus species); Blackperth (Embiotoca jacksoni); Pile perch (Rhacochilus vacca); Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata).

Surgeonfishes (Family Acanthuridae). Including: Surgeonfishes and tangs (Acanthurus species, Zebrasoma species); Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirugus); Unicornfishes or kalas (Naso species).

Tang See: Surgeonfishes

Tarpon (Megalops atlantica)

Tautog See: Wrasses

Temperate basses (Family Percichthyidae). Including: Striped bass or rockfish (morone saxatillis); Yellow bass (Morone mississippiensis); White bass (Morojne chrysops); White perch (Morone americana); Giant California sea bass (Stereolepis gigas)

Tench See: Carps

Tenpounder See Ladyfish

Threadfins (Family polynemidae) including: Blue bobo (Polydactylus approximans); Barbu (Polydactylus virginicus); Moi (Polydactylus sexfilis)

Tilapia See: Cichlids

Tilefishes (Family Branchiostegidae) including: tilefish (Logholatilus chamaeleonticeps) Ocean whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps)

Tomcod See: Codfishes

Tomtate See: Grunts

Tomsmelt See: Silversides

Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) Trouts and whitefishes (Family Salmonidae) including: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar); Pacific salmons (Oncorhtnchus species); Coho or silver salmon; sockeye, blueback or red salmon; chinook, king or spring salmon; pink or humpback salmon; chum, dog or fall salmon, Trouts (Salmo species) Brown trout, rainbow trout or steelhead, cutthroat trout, golden trout, Chars (Salvelinus species); Lake trout, brook rout, Arctic char, Dolly Varden, Whitefishes and ciscos (coregonus species and Prosopium species); Cisco or lake herring (Corengonus artedii); chubs (coregonus species); graylings (thymallus Species)

Tuna See: Mackerels

Turbot See Flounder (some non kosher)

Unicornfish See: Surgeonfishes

Wahoo See: Mackerels

Walleye See: Perches

Walleye pollock See: Codfishes

Warmouth See: Sunfishes

Weakfishes See: Drums

WhiteFish See: Trouts, Tilefishes

Whiting See: Codfishes, Hakes, Drums

Wrasses (Family Labridae) including: Hogfishes and aawas (Bodianus species); Hogfish or capitaine (Lachnolaimus maximus); Tautog or blackfish (Tautoga onitis); California sheephead or redfish (Pimelometopon pulchrum); Cunner, chogset, or bergall (Tautogolabrus adspersus)

Yellowtail See: Jacks

Yellowtail snapper See Snappers

[Renaissance_Man]

Non-Kosher Fish

Angler See: Goosefishes

Beluga See: Sturgeons

Billfishes (Family Istiophoridae). Including fishes (Istiophorus species); Marlins and speishes (Tetrapterus species, Makaira species).

BlowEish See: Puffers

Bullhead See: Catfishes

Cabezon See: Sculpins

Catfishes (Order Siluriformes). Including: Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus);

Cutlassfishes (Family Trichiuridae) including: Cutlassfishes (Trichiurus species) Scabbardfishes (Lepidopus species)

Dogfish See: Bowfin, Sharks Eels (Order Anguilliforms). Including American and European eel (Anguilia rostrata and Anguila anguila) ; Conger eel (Conger oceanic us) . Gars (Order Semionotiformes). Freshwater gars (Lepisosteus species).

Goosefishes or anglers (Lophius species)

Grayfish See: Sharks

Lampreys (Family Petromyzontidae)

Leatherjacket See: Jacks (Oligoplites saurus)

Lomosuckers (Family Cyclopteridae). Including: Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus); Snailfishes (Liparis species).

Marlin See: Billfishes

Midshipman See: Toadfishes

Ocean pout or eelpout (Macrozoarces americanus)

Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) Puffers (Family Tetraodontidae).

Paddlefish See: Sturgeons

Pout See: Ocean pout

Puffers, blowfishes, swellfishes, sea squab (Sphoeroides species)

Ratfish See: Sharks

Ray See: Sharks

Rock [Edited Out]leback or rockeel (Xiphister mucosus)

Sailfish See: Billfishes

Sculpins (Family Cottidae). Including: Sculpins (Myoxocephalus species, Cottus species, Leptocottus species, etc.). Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus); Searaven (Hemitripterus americanus)

Searaven See: Sculpins Sea squab See: Puffers

Sharks, rays and their relatives (Class Chondrichthyes). Including Grayfishes or dogfishes (Mustelus species, Squalus species); Soupfin shark (Galeorhinus zyopterus); Sawfishes (Pristis species); Skates (Raja species); Chimaeras or ratfishes (Order Chimaeriformes).

Skates See: Sharks

Snake mackerels (Gempylus species)

Spoonbill cat See: Sturgeons

Sturgeons (Order Acipenseriformes). Including: Sturgeons (Acipensen species, Scaphirhynchus species); Beluga (huso uso); Paddrefish or spoonbill cat (Polyodon spathula)

Swordfish (Xiphias gladies)

Toadfishes (Family Batrachoididae). Including: Toadfishes (Opsanus species); Midshipment (Porichthys species).

Tiggerfishes and firefishes (Family Balistidae). Triggerfishes (Balistes species, Canthidermis species)

Trunkfishes (Family Ostraciidad). Trunkfishes and cowfishes (Lactophrys species). WolEshes (Family Anarhichadidae). Including: Wolffishes or ocean. catfishes (Anarhichas species)

[Dhulfiqar]

thanks

[145_turbo_16V]

(salam)

Just to revive this topic. Does anyone have more info on this?

I mean the usual answer I get is "fish without scale is haram", but some scales are very small on some fish.

[Ihsan Albaity]

(salam)

 i was told that some fish hav some parts on it's body that hav scales .. can we eat those type of fish?..

 

 the list should also include other type of seafoods? .. etc lobster. :s

any way can any one bring in articals on tis topic .. abt the whys? and etc....??   :D

[Dhulfiqar]

Lobster is a shell sea creature. Anything in shell"fish" are haram.

Wa Salaam,

Dhulfiqar

[Ihsan Albaity]

(salam)

then wat abt Prawns??

[Dhulfiqar]

Shrimp are considered by some Makrooh, however I suggest you take a look at your respected marja' resalah.

Wa Salaam,

Dhulfiqar

Edited By Dhulfiqar on 1032794120

[145_turbo_16V]

(salam)

Tuna, Salmon, Trout? I know for sure Trout has scales. Tuna, mostly close to the head, big scales.

Lobster is haram. Or maybe you can find some people saying its makrooh. But AFAIK it is haram.

Shrimp (read this on the Alim Network, answer given by S. M. Rizvi) is "a kind of fish" and is halal.

http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aali...k/msg00283.html

[Gypsy]

They say scales of fish should be 'obvious'

In the risalah prawn is considered as permissible and not makrooh. Not sure about lobsters.

[145_turbo_16V]

(salam)

Sis Hajar,

Which fish on the market is halal? Can you name some specific fish?

[Ihsan Albaity]

(salam)

from wat i know prawns and shrimp are halal.... for lobsters it not becoz of the scale or the shell it is becoz it lives in 2 diff. world. (water and out of water) and that sort of animals are not permissable to be eaten....

[145_turbo_16V]

(salam)

As far as I know crabs are the ones which can live in and out of the water, not lobsters.

Lobsters can't. I'm not sure why Lobster is haram, but it is haram.

[Gypsy]

How about ducks?

Mom says, we cant eat ducks.

[Gypsy]

Info :

(A) Sea Creatures

You are allowed to eat what  is commonly called a" fish "on the condition that it has scales: thus fish that do not have  scales  are forbidden  including fish where there is some doubt as to  whether they have scales or not. All other kinds of sea creatures such as whales, frogs, turtles, eels, lobsters, crabs and so on are not perrnltted since  they  are  not classed as " fish ". Al-though a shrimp/prawn is not considered a fish, nevertheless one is permitted to eat them since they are an exception to the above rule on the basis of a particular hadith .  However, creatures belonging to the same family, even if they are similar in appearance to a shrimp / prawn are not allowed.

Here we would point out  that  the  prerequisites for making a fish halal  (known as the dhakaat) are fulfilled at its very extraction from the water, alive - by whatever means and whether or not the person doing it was a Muslim. Thus fish  ( which have scales ), in tins or frozen, imported from non-Islamic countries can be eaten.

[KUMAYL]

salamz

thats good ....i read this post....i just came to know that TUNA is not makroooh.......

i was just keeping in mind that tuna was makrooh

wa salamz

kumayl

[Liggel]

Are fish fingers made from a specific type of fish or can they be made from any type?

[Kay]

(salam)

can somebody once and forall answer this question... IS TUNA haram or not? :unsure:

thanks

wasalam

[HR]

Yo wha about oysters?

[Anu]

Hi is cod fish halal?? Any one please guide me

[Haji 2003]

1 hour ago, Anu said:

Hi is cod fish halal?? Any one please guide me

Yes it is, as is tuna, but oysters are not.

https://www.al-islam.org/fasting-and-ramadhan-sheikh-mansour-leghaei/common-halal-and-non-halal-sea-foods

Edited September 17, 2018 by Haji 2003

[Guest Nas-Khad]

Is Baramundi fillet halal? I did not see it in the list. 

How about Tilapia?

Thanks in advance

Please reply 

[Guest DRXEON]

Salam 

 

Please see Ayatollah Sistani's website or your own Marja for halal fish 

Also you can search Google for halal shia after the name of any fish you wanna know whether it's halal or Haram

It's easy to find the answer 

Wasalamo alaykom warahmatollah

[Haji 2003]

 

[Ashvazdanghe]

On 2/17/2020 at 2:53 PM, Guest Nas-Khad said:

Is Baramundi fillet halal? I did not see it in the list. 

How about Tilapia?

Salam because boh fishes have scales so therefore these fishes are Halal .

[Mark Enlightment]

It's much easier to know what is haram than qhat is halal when it comes to seafood. Most of it is halal unless you live in East Asia. 

Catfish are the most noticeable examples of such fishes, most noticeably pegasius used in fillet. Tuna fish have scales that they tend to lose when they are caught (I think?) but are definitely halal. 

Some scholars like Sayyed Hakim (رضي الله عنه) believe shrimps to be halal not because they are an exception, but because they have shells which are scales equivalents. According to this, only crabs are forbidden from shellfish because there is a hadith forbidding them, and also seafood boiled in water alive (which is ironically how most lobsters are killed anyway).

Also, sharks have scales which only biologists know about. I haven't seen our scholars addressing their case as they tend to mention them as an example of scaleless fish.

[Ashvazdanghe]

42 minutes ago, Mark Enlightment said:

Also, sharks have scales which only biologists know about. I haven't seen our scholars addressing their case as they tend to mention them as an example of scaleless fish.

Salam for being halal scales must be visible by naked eye while scales of sharks is only visible by microscope.

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Do sharks have scales? Yes, sharks have scales. But they are not like the ones you see on other fish. Sharks do not have scales that lie flat against their skin, but instead, they have small toothlike structures called dermal denticles which help them swim faster in water because it reduces drag and acts as a rudder to help them steer. The scales point outwards and upwards so when sharks swim through water, they create a rippling effect.

 

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Sharkskin is covered in microscopically small structures called dermal denticles, which are made of the same material as human teeth (keratin). 

Fact #3 – The denticles also contain a mild venom, which is released when the shark sheds its skin.

 

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Sharks do not have bony plates like other fish such as Tuna or Codfish do. Their scales are made of Keratin, the same material that makes up our fingernails and hair.

https://thefishingaquarium.com/do-sharks-have-scales/

[Muhammad A-H]

1 hour ago, Mark Enlightment said:

It's much easier to know what is haram than qhat is halal when it comes to seafood. Most of it is halal unless you live in East Asia. 

Catfish are the most noticeable examples of such fishes, most noticeably pegasius used in fillet. Tuna fish have scales that they tend to lose when they are caught (I think?) but are definitely halal. 

Some scholars like Sayyed Hakim (رضي الله عنه) believe shrimps to be halal not because they are an exception, but because they have shells which are scales equivalents. According to this, only crabs are forbidden from shellfish because there is a hadith forbidding them, and also seafood boiled in water alive (which is ironically how most lobsters are killed anyway).

Also, sharks have scales which only biologists know about. I haven't seen our scholars addressing their case as they tend to mention them as an example of scaleless fish.

Most seafood is not permissible to consume because most do not have scales that are visible to the naked eye. Catfish are not permissible to eat because they do not have visible scales. The same applies to sharks.

[Mark Enlightment]

12 hours ago, Ashvazdanghe said:

Salam for being halal scales must be visible by naked eye while scales of sharks is only visible by microscope

I haven't seen any scholars distinguishing between visible scales and non visible ones, in fact tuna fish (and related species) do not have visible scales. I believe contemporary scholars will have different opinions on this issue (I.e. Sharks "scales") if it was addressed to them clearly.

12 hours ago, Muhammad A-H said:

Most seafood is not permissible to consume because most do not have scales that are visible to the naked eye.

I beg to differ, most seafood available at the market is literally just fish, with the exception of pegasius. Also, catfish do not lack visible scales, they lack scales and we have many traditions emphasising their tahreem. 

Edited December 27, 2021 by Mark Enlightment

[Muhammad A-H]

4 hours ago, Mark Enlightment said:

I haven't seen any scholars distinguishing between visible scales and non visible ones, in fact tuna fish (and related species) do not have visible scales. I believe contemporary scholars will have different opinions on this issue (I.e. Sharks "scales") if it was addressed to them clearly.

Salam,

A sheikh that I know told me that it has to be visible scales. Also here Al-Sayyid Al-Sistani says that the fish must have scales according to the common view:

مسألة 878: لا يحلّ من السمك إلّا ما كان له فلس عرفاً ولو بالأصل فلا يضرّ زواله بالعارض فيحلّ الكَنْعَت والرَّبيٖثا والبزّ والبُنّيّ والشَّبُّوط والقطّان والطَّبَرانيّ والإبْلاميّ ويلحق بها الإربيان - المسمّى في زماننا هذا بـ (الرُّوبيان) - دون (أُمّ الرُّوبيان)

https://www.sistani.org/arabic/book/16/919/

[Ashvazdanghe]

14 hours ago, Mark Enlightment said:

I haven't seen any scholars distinguishing between visible scales and non visible ones, in fact tuna fish (and related species) do not have visible scales. I believe contemporary scholars will have different opinions on this issue (I.e. Sharks "scales") if it was addressed to them clearly.

Salam at first it must be proven that fish has scales likewise Tuna fish which have scales which contemporary scholars have accepted it after confirmation of experts & examining it by microscope but on the other hand existance of scales for sharks not confirmed by experts which also having scales by any tool likewise microscope has not been verified so so then it's not Halal & won't become Halal.

[Ashvazdanghe]

 

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Tuna fish have scales that are called “scutes.” They’re not the type of scales you might find on your arm or leg. Scales on tuna fish are hard and flat, like armor plates, which is why they can’t be seen with the naked eye.

The best way to see these scales is by viewing them under a microscope.

tiny little white dots all over its head and cheeks. These are TUNA SCALES!!

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Tuna has scales, but they’re so small that you can’t really see them without a magnifying glass. They cover the fish’s entire body too! But if you look closely at this one particular type of tuna.

You’ll notice these tiny little white dots all over its head and cheeks. These are TUNA SCALES!!

https://loyalfishing.com/do-tuna-have-scales-and-fins/

[Mark Enlightment]

13 hours ago, Ashvazdanghe said:

Salam at first it must be proven that fish has scales likewise Tuna fish which have scales which contemporary scholars have accepted it after confirmation of experts & examining it by microscope but on the other hand existance of scales for sharks not confirmed by experts which also having scales by any tool likewise microscope has not been verified so so then it's not Halal & won't become Halal.

It's not an argument if they should be halal or not, I am merely saying that the issue needs to be addressed to our scholars more clearly as they could have different opinions on the matter. Literally all biologists agree that sharks have a different kind of scales than other fish, although most people do not know about this.

Yes, as @Muhammad A-Hquoted according to Sistani it has to have scales according to the average person, and this solves it for his muqalideen. But is this universal?

Also, tuna being halal is not because they examined it and it turned to have scales under the microscope, we have traditions about a type of fish that loses it scales at some point and only has barely visible ones on its head, which tuna is related to.

Edited December 28, 2021 by Mark Enlightment

[Ashvazdanghe]

7 hours ago, Mark Enlightment said:

It's not an argument if they should be halal or not, I am merely saying that the issue needs to be addressed to our scholars more clearly as they could have different opinions on the matter. Literally all biologists agree that sharks have a different kind of scales than other fish, although most people do not know about this.

Salam this is comparing apples with oranges because  Tuna is totally  different  from Sharks which for wellknown  species likewise  Sharks & Tuna rulling are clear & examined which there is no doubt for any Shia scholar after asking experts which Sharks are Haram & Tuna is Halal only if new species of sea creatures have discovered then we must ask our marja opinion for it .