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Is Chilipepper kosher?

Yes — Chilipepper is kosher under Jewish dietary law.

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

Chilipepper (Sebastes goodei)

Image: Photo by R. R. Lauth (AFSC), J. W. Orr (AFSC), D. W. Kessler (AFSC), and K. Amaoka (NWAFC), Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries Service · licensed Public domain · source

Scientific name
Sebastes goodei
Also known as
Chilipepper Rockfish
Habitat
Eastern Pacific, deep rocky reefs
Kosher status
Kosher

About Chilipepper

See: Scorpionfishes

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

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