Deuteronomy 14:9

9 Here's what you may eat of every creature that lives in the water: You may eat any creature that has fins and scales.

Deuteronomy 14:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 9,10. These ye shall eat of, all that are in the waters
The fishes there, even such as have fins and scales, but they that have not were not to be eaten: (See Gill on Leviticus 11:9) (See Gill on Leviticus 11:10) (See Gill on Leviticus 11:11) (See Gill on Leviticus 11:12).

Deuteronomy 14:9 In-Context

7 But some animals chew their cud, while others have completely divided hoofs. You may not eat these [kinds of] animals. They include camels, rabbits, and rock badgers. (Although they chew their cud, they don't have divided hoofs. They are unclean for you.)
8 Also, you may not eat pigs. (Although their hoofs are divided, they don't chew their cud.) Never eat their meat or touch their dead bodies.
9 Here's what you may eat of every creature that lives in the water: You may eat any creature that has fins and scales.
10 But never eat anything that doesn't have fins and scales. It is unclean for you.
11 You may eat any clean bird.
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