# Fish Pepper

Species: Capsicum annuum.

Fish Pepper is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Chesapeake Bay region, Maryland, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 5,000–50,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is bright, fruity, tangy, peppery, sweet when ripe. Used for seafood stews and dishes, cream-based sauces, salsas, hot sauces, pickling. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 5,000–30,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Thresh Seed Co.
  https://www.threshseed.com/products/fish

- 5,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Victory Gardeners
  https://victorygardeners.com/product/fish-pepper/

- 5,000–30,000 SHU · Unverified
  PepperScale
  https://pepperscale.com/fish-pepper/

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [PepperScale Fish Pepper Guide](https://pepperscale.com/fish-pepper/)
- [Wikipedia Fish pepper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_pepper)
- [Chili Pepper Madness Fish Peppers](https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-types/fish-peppers/)
- [Pepper Geek Fish Peppers](https://peppergeek.com/fish-peppers/)
- [Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds detailed description and growing guide](https://www.rareseeds.com/pepper-hot-fish)
- [Savvy Gardening comprehensive growing and history guide](https://savvygardening.com/the-fish-pepper/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Fish Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 5,000–50,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Fish Pepper taste like?

Bright and fresh with a tangy, fruity bite similar to serrano peppers; vegetal and milder when unripe, becoming sweeter and bolder when fully ripe red. The white immature pods provide clean heat without discoloration in light sauces.

### How do I grow Fish Pepper?

Fish Pepper: about 80 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Fish Pepper?

serrano pepper, jalapeño pepper, cayenne pepper

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/fish-pepper
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data