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Is Jacks and Pompanos kosher?

Yes — Jacks and Pompanos is kosher under Jewish dietary law.

Leatherjacket is Not Kosher

Jacks and Pompanos

Image: Photo by Credit: A. Hulbert, OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP); University of North Carolina at Wilmington · licensed Public domain · source

Also known as
Amberjack, Amberjacks, Blue Runner, Blue runner, Butter Fish, Butterfish, California Yellowtail, California yellowtail, Cigar Fish, Cigarfish, Crevalles, Creville, Harvestfish, Horse Mackerel, Jack Mackerel, Jack mackerel, Jacks, Leatherback, Lookdown, Mackerel, Moon Fish, Moonfish, Moonfishes, Pacific Pompano, Palometa, Permit, Pompano, Pompanos, Rainbow Runner, Rainbow runner, Runner, Scad, Scads, Selar Species, Uluas, Yellowtail, cigarfish, lae, palometas, permits, uluas, yellowtails
Kosher status
Kosher

About Jacks and Pompanos

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).

Kosher ruling

Leatherjacket is Not Kosher

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

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