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Is Hagfish kosher?

No — Hagfish is not kosher under Jewish dietary law.

Not kosher. Hagfish are jawless, scaleless fish. Sometimes sold as eel in Asian markets; still not kosher.

Hagfish (Myxini)

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Scientific name
Myxini
Also known as
Slime eel, Eptatretus
Category
scaleless
Fins & scales
Fins ✓ , no scales ✗
Kosher status
Not kosher

About Hagfish

Eel-shaped jawless fish known for producing enormous volumes of slime as a defense mechanism.

Kosher ruling

Not kosher. Hagfish are jawless, scaleless fish. Sometimes sold as eel in Asian markets; still not kosher.

Source: Orthodox Union

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