When it comes to Kosher, Kashrut.com offers this authoritative guide to help you determine the which is which of fish. Sea bass? No problem! Swordfish? Sorry, thumbs down. Cobia? Cool! Catfish? Uh, not so much.
It's a pretty darn comprehensive list, too. If you ever come face to face with a Monkeyface prickleback, or run into a Scorpionfish (not literally, though -- they're crazy venomous), you'll know that, yes, it's okay to eat them.
Regarding Passover (when some foods that are Kosher any other time of the year become off limits), fresh fish are acceptable without special Passover certification. Canned, frozen, or otherwise processed fish, however, do require Passover certification.
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