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No. they aren't scales. if they were, we would need to take them off.
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Does a king fish have scales?
King fish is considered to be kosher. Kosher fishes are those that have fins and scales.
Fishes are vertebrates most fishes have paired fins scales and gills?
Correct
What are the characteristics of fishes?
They swim, they have gills, they live under water, they are sea creatures. They have fins, they travel in schools, they live underwater, and they have scales. Most fishes have gills, fins, and scales. Their skeletons are either made of cartilage and bone. they are cold blooded
Does dory fish have fins and scales?
Yes, all fishes have scales Except sharks they have teeth on their skin called denticles.They are not called dory fishes they are called regal blue tangs.
What is the function of scales and fins?
Scales are the fishes protection and they serve the same/similar purposes as fur or hair in mammals. The fins are used for balance, propulsion/locomotion and display as are the limbs in mammals
Do anchovies have fins and scales?
Yes, they do have both fins and scales.
Does the swai fish has scales and fins?
No it does not have scales, and yes, it has fins
Is shark kosher?
Swordfish is not Kosher. For a Fish to be Kosher it needs fins as well as scales that can be removed without ripping th skin. Swordfish do not qualify.
Is lumpfish considered to be kosher?
Yes, it is kosher because it has fins and scales.
What are animals with scales and fins?
I do not know of any mammal (mammals are the only animals to have hair) that has fins (fins are the preserve of fishes), but a sea-lion is an animal that is covered in hair and has "flippers".
Are Jews aloud to eat flounder fish?
There are certain "swimming" fishes that are kosher, such as salmon, tuna, yellowtail, tilapia, sole, halibut, flounder, etc. However, some fishes and all non-fishes are not kosher, such as catfish, shark, shrimp, lobster, mussels, langostines, squid, octopus, etc.
Do mackerel have fins and scales?
There are many classes of fish which do not have scales nor fins. The Agnatha has neither fins nor scales; the Condrichthye, including sharkes, rays and skeats have fins but no scales; the Ostichthyes, of which several families have members with the common name, mackerel, with both scales and fins. The King Mackerel, S. cavalla, has very tiny scales and fins.
