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Is Temperate bass kosher?

Yes — Temperate bass is kosher under Jewish dietary law.

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

Temperate bass

Image: Photo by Caitlin Childs · licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Also known as
Giant California sea bass, Striped bass, White bass, White perch, Yellow bass, rockfish
Kosher status
Kosher

About Temperate bass

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)

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

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