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Clean Land Animals
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:1-3, Deut. 14:4-6)
Antelope Deer (venison) Goat Ox
Bison (buffalo) Elk Hart Reindeer
Caribou Gazelle Ibex Sheep (lamb, mutton)
Cattle (beef, veal) Giraffe Moose  

Clean Birds and Insects
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:21-23, Deut. 14:20)
Birds
Chicken Grouse Pigeon Sparrow
(and other songbirds)
Dove Guinea fowl Prairie chicken Swan *
Duck Partridge Ptarmigan Teal
Goose Peafowl Quail Turkey
  Pheasant Sagehen  
* Please note that the word "Swan" listed in the King James Version Bible translation of Leviticus 11:18 is a mistranslation. Swans are clean birds. Translations such as The Jewish Publication Society version renders the word in question as "horned owl."
       
Insects
Types of locusts that may include crickets and grasshoppers
Clean Fish
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:9, Deut. 14:9-10)
Albacore
(Crevalle, Horse
Mackerel, Jack)
Hardtail
(Blue Runner)
Mullet Shad
Alewives
(Branch/River Herring)
Herring
(Alewife, Branch/Glut/
Lake/River/Sea Herrings)
Muskellunge
(Jacks)
Sheepshead
Anchovy Kingfish Orange Roughy Silver Hake
(Whiting)
Barracuda Long Nose Sucker
(Northern or
Red Striped Sucker)
Perch
(Bream)
Silversides
Bass Common Sucker
(Fresh Water Mullet,
White Sucker)
Pike
(Pickerel, Jack)
Smelt
(Frost or Ice Fish)
Black Drum Crappie
(Black/White Crappies)
Pig Fish Snapper
(Ebu, Jobfish, Lehi,
Onaga, Opakapaka, Uku)
Black Pomfret
(Monchong)
Drum Pollack
(Pollock,
Boston Bluefish)
Snook
(Gulf Pike)
Blue Runner
(Hardtail)
Flounder
(Dab, Gray/Lemon Sole,
Summer/Winter Flounder,
Yellow Tail)
Pompano Sole
Bluebacks
(Glut Herrings)
Grouper
(Black/Nassau/Red/
Yellowfish Grouper, Gag)
Red Horse Sucker
(Redfin)
Spanish Mackerel
Bluebill Sunfish Grunt
(White/Yellow Grunts)
Red Snapper Steelhead
Bluefish Gulf Pike
(Robalo, Snook, Sergeant)
Redfish Striped Bass
Bluegill Haddock Robalo
(Gulf Pike)
Sucker
(Red Horse Sucker, Redfin)
Bonitos Hake Porgy
(Scup)
Sunfish
Bowfin Halibut Red Drum
(Redfish)
Tarpon
Buffalofish Hardhead Rockfish Trout
(Gray Sea, Lake,
Sand Sea, White Sea,
Spotted Sea Trouts, Weakfish)
Butterfish Mackerel
(Cobia)
Salmon
(Chum, Coho, King,
Pink or Red)
Tuna
(Ahi, Aku, Albacore,
Bluefin, Bonito,
Shipjack,Tombo,
Yellowfin, Yellowtail)
Carp Mahimahi
(Dorado, Dolphinfish
[not the mammal dolphin])
Sardine
(Pilchard)
Turbot
(except European turbot)
Chubs
(Bloater,
Longjaw, Blackfin)
Menhaden Scup
(Porgy)
Whitefish
Cod Minnow Sea Bass Whiting
(Silver Hake)
Sergeant Fish
(Gulf Pike)
Yellow Perch
 

Unclean Land Animals
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:4-8, 29-31, Deut. 14:7-8)

Swine
Boar, Peccary, Pig (hog, bacon, ham, lard, pork)

Canines Equines Gorilla Rhinoceros
Coyote Ass Groundhog Skunk
Dog Donkey Hare Slug
Fox Mule Hippopotamus Snail
(escargot)
Hyena Horse Kangaroo Squirrel
Jackal Onager Llama
(alpaca, vicuña)
Wallaby
Wolf Zebra
(quagga)
Mole Weasel
    Monkey Wolverine
Felines Other Mouse Worm
Cat Armadillo Muskrat  
Cheetah Badger Opossum  
Leopard Bear Porcupine  
Lion Beaver Rabbit  
Panther Camel Raccoon  
Tiger Elephant Rat  
       

Unclean Insects
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:21-23, 41-42)

All insects except some in the locust family.

 

Unclean Birds/Reptiles
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:13-20, Deut. 14:12-19)

Unclean Birds
Albatross Eagle Magpie Roadrunner
Bat Flamingo Osprey Sandpiper
Bittern Grebe Ostrich Seagull
Buzzard Grosbeak Owl Stork
Condor Gull Parrot Swallow
Coot Hawk Pelican Swift
Cormorant Heron Penguin Vulture
Crane Kite Plover Water Hen
Crow Lapwing Rail Woodpecker
Cuckoo Loon Raven  
       
Unclean Reptiles/Amphibians
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:29-30, Deut. 14:7)
Reptiles Amphibians
Alligator Blindworm
Caiman Frog
Crocodile Newt
Lizard Salamander
Snake Toad
Turtle  
 
Unclean Fish/Marine Animals
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:10-12, Deut. 14:9-10)
Fish Shellfish Soft Body Sea mammals
Bullhead Abalone Cuttlefish Dolphin
Catfish Clam Jellyfish Otter
Eel Crab Limpet Porpoise
European turbot Crayfish Octopus Seal
Marlin Lobster Squid
(calamari)
Walrus
Paddlefish Mussel   Whale
Shark Prawn    
Stickleback Oyster    
Squid Scallop    
Sturgeon
(includes most caviar)
Shrimp    
Swordfish      

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