Which Animals Does the Bible Designate as 'Clean' and 'Unclean'?

The following list, based on Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14, identifies many of the animals God
designates as clean and unclean. The list uses their common names.

CLEAN ANIMALS
Animals That Chew Fish With Fins and Birds With Clean Insects
the Cud and Part the Scales Characteristics Types of locusts that
Hoof Anchovy Chicken may include crickets
Antelope Barracuda Dove and grasshoppers
Bison (buffalo) Bass Duck
Caribou Black pomfret (or Goose
Cattle (beef, veal) monchong) Grouse
Deer (venison) Bluefish Guinea fowl
Elk Bluegill Partridge
Gazelle Carp Peafowl
Giraffe Cod Pheasant
Goat Crappie Pigeon
Hart Drum Prairie chicken
Ibex Flounder Ptarmigan
Moose Grouper Quail
Ox Grunt Sagehen
Reindeer Haddock Sparrow (and other
Sheep (lamb, mutton) Hake songbirds)
Halibut Swan*
Hardhead Teal
Herring (or alewife) Turkey
Kingfish
Mackerel
Mahimahi (or dorado,
dolphinfish[not to be
confused with the
mammal dolphin])
Minnow
Mullet
Perch (or bream)
Pike (or pickerel or
jack)
Pollack (or pollock or
Boston bluefish)
Rockfish
Salmon
Sardine (or pilchard)
Shad
Silver hake (or whiting)
Smelt (or frost fish or
ice fish)
Snapper (or ebu,
jobfish, lehi, onaga,
opakapaka or uku)
Sole
Steelhead
Sucker
Sunfish
Tarpon
Trout (or weakfish)
Tuna (or ahi, aku,
albacore, bonito or
tombo)
Whitefish

• In the King James Version, Leviticus 11:18 and Deuteronomy 14:16 list "swan" among unclean birds.
However, this seems to be a mistranslation. The original word apparently refers to a kind of owl and is so
translated in most modern Bible versions.
 UNCLEAN ANIMALS
Animals That Do Not Snail (escargot) OTHERS
Chew the Cud Squirrel
and/or Part the Hoof Wallaby Birds
Weasel Albatross
Swine Wolverine Bat
Boar Worm Bittern
Peccary Buzzard
Pig (hog, bacon, ham, All insects except some Condor
lard, pork, most in the locust family Coot
sausage and Cormorant
pepperoni) Crane
Crow
MARINE ANIMALS Cuckoo
Canines WITHOUT FINS AND Eagle
Coyote SCALES Flamingo
Dog Grebe
Fox Fish Grosbeak
Hyena Bullhead Gull
Jackal Catfish Hawk
Wolf Eel Heron
European Turbot Kite
Marlin Lapwing
Felines Paddlefish Loon
Cat Sculpin Magpie
Cheetah Shark Osprey
Leopard Stickleback Ostrich
Lion Squid Owl
Panther Sturgeon (includes Parrot
Tiger most caviar) Pelican
Swordfish Penguin
Plover
Equines Rail
Ass Shellfish Raven
Donkey Abalone Roadrunner
Horse Clam Sandpiper
Mule Crab Seagull
Onager Crayfish Stork
Zebra (quagga) Lobster Swallow
Mussel Swift
Prawn Vulture
Other Oyster Water hen
Armadillo Scallop Woodpecker
Badger Shrimp
Bear
Beaver Reptiles
Camel Invertebrates Alligator
Elephant Cuttlefish Caiman
Gorilla Jellyfish Crocodile
Groundhog Limpet Lizard
Hare Octopus Snake
Hippopotamus Squid (calamari) Turtle
Kangaroo
Llama (alpaca, vicuña)
Mole Sea mammals Amphibians
Monkey Dolphin Blindworm
Mouse Otter Frog
Muskrat Porpoise Newt
Opossum Seal Salamander
Porcupine Walrus Toad
Rabbit Whale
Raccoon
Rat
Rhinoceros
Skunk BIRDS OF PREY,
Slug SCAVENGERS AND NO ROADKILL