Is Swordfish kosher?
No — Swordfish is not kosher under Jewish dietary law.
Not kosher according to the Orthodox Union, Chabad, and most Orthodox authorities: adult swordfish lose their juvenile scales and are scaleless at market size. Some Conservative authorities disagree; Orthodox practice does not accept swordfish.
About Swordfish
Large, predatory fish with a long, flat, pointed bill. Juvenile swordfish have scales; adults do not.
Kosher ruling
Not kosher according to the Orthodox Union, Chabad, and most Orthodox authorities: adult swordfish lose their juvenile scales and are scaleless at market size. Some Conservative authorities disagree; Orthodox practice does not accept swordfish.
Source: Orthodox Union, Chabad
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