Safi Amberjack صافی ایمبر جیک
Greater Amberjack · Carangidae
FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes, Fishing Area 51 (Western Indian Ocean), 1983
Scales small, sometimes difficult to see, and cycloid (smooth to touch), but strongly lanceolate to needle-like in a few species, usually absent from some areas of head and covering body (but absent on certain body areas in some species) and sometimes extending onto fins.
https://www.fao.org/docrep/pdf/009/ad468e/ad468eBQ.pdf
Fiqh basis: Sistani (only scaled fish + shrimp); Khamenei ('only scaled fish, shrimp and some sea birds are Halal. The rest are Haram'); Khomeini (partial scales suffice)
Safi Amberjack at a glance
| English name | Greater Amberjack |
|---|---|
| Urdu name | صافی ایمبر جیک |
| Scientific family | Carangidae |
| Scales | True scales, smooth |
| Bones | Bone detail not recorded |
| Taste | Taste not recorded |
| Also sold as | Safi, Amberjack, صافی |
Common questions
Is Safi Amberjack halal?
Under Ja'fari (Shia) fiqh, Safi Amberjack is halal. True scales, smooth. Ja'fari fiqh requires a fish to have true scales; most Sunni schools do not, so this verdict is specific to Ja'fari fiqh.
What is Safi Amberjack called in English?
Safi Amberjack (صافی ایمبر جیک) is called Greater Amberjack in English. It is also sold as Safi, Amberjack, صافی.
What is the price of Safi Amberjack in Karachi?
No rate on record for this fish yet.
Does Safi Amberjack have a lot of bones?
Bone detail not recorded.
Other fish sold under a name this fish shares
These are different fish. Check which one you are being offered.