The fish is kosher, since it has fins and scales, but may NOT be prepared the kosher way.
Yes, mackerel, except for snake mackerels, is a kosher species of fish.
Seer fish, also known as Spanish mackerel, is kosher.
Chilean jack mackerel was created in 1920.
No, they're not the same if you live in Florida..."jack mackerel" is a local name for rough scad (Trachurus lathami)which are used as bait to catch king mackerel and other gamefish.
Yes, it is a kosher fish. It has scales and fins.
Yes, Ono, also known as Wahoo, is listed as a kosher species of fish. It belongs to the species group of mackerel and tuna.
Mackerel meets the halachic (Jewish law) requirements for being a kosher fish because it actually does have both fins and scales - when the fish is netted, it sheds its scales. It is, therefore, a kosher fish.
Any thing shiny is good for mackerel when i went fishing in Devon you could catch them of mackerel spinners and foil raped round a hook
Yes, the Spanish mackerel has scales. These scales which only partly cover this species, are so small however that they are frequently overlooked. Many fish, such as tuna, herring and mackerel, shed their scales when removed from the water.
There are many species of Mackerel.Family Scombridae:Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)Australian spotted mackerel (Scomberomorus munroi)Blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)Broadbarred king mackerel (Scomberomorus semifasciatus)Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)Double-lined mackerel (Grammatorcynus bilineatus)Happened mackerel (Happundreus maculatus)Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta)Indo-Pacific king mackerel (Scomberomorus guttatus)Indo-Pacific mackerel (Rastrelliger neglectus)Island mackerel (Rastrelliger faughni)Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)King mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)Short(-bodied) mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma)Streaked Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus lineolatus)Family Carangidae:Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)Blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus)Cape horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis)Cunene horse mackerel (Trachurus trecae)Greenback horse mackerel (Trachurus declivis)Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)Pacific jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus)Family Hexagrammidae:Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)Painted greenling (Oxylebius pictus)Arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus)Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius)Family Gempylidae:Black snake mackerel (Nealotus tripes)Blacksail snake mackerel (Thyrsitoides marleyi)Snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)Violet snake mackerel (Nesiarchus nasutus)White snake mackerel (Thyrsitops lepidopoides)
To be kosher, a fish must have both fins and scales - some fish, such as lampreys (and also whales which were considered fish in ancient times, though we now know that they are of course mammals) do not, and so are treif (not kosher). Flying fish have both and as such are kosher.There's a good list of both kosher and treif fish at http://www.kosherquest.org/bookhtml/FISH.htm
There are not many differences between female jack mackerels and male mackerels. However, the female jack mackerels are able to lay eggs and reproduce.