The original section in Wikipedia page stated: "The basa fish does have both fins and 'easily removable' scales, so the fish is kosher; however, catfish is not a kosher fish. Basa is more akin to the grouper family when dealing with issues of kashrut, [citation needed] but according to kashrut.com, basa is not kosher." read more
For more on how to go about buying kosher fish see All About Kosher Fish Also note: This is not an all inclusive list of all non-kosher fish. With thousands and thousands of fish species it would be impossible to produce such a listing. read more
Basa fish is supposed to have an extremely low mercury content. Ittherefore is a food which meetts doctor approval for pregnancymeal-planning. read more