Conch
Strombidae
Not Kosher
No fins or scales
Fins
No
Scales
No
Description
Conch meat is eaten raw in salads and ceviche or cooked into fritters, chowders, curries, and stews. Fritters are a Bahamian specialty.
Conch are large marine snails of tropical and subtropical waters, native to the Caribbean and West Indies and especially common around the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos, and Jamaica. Queen conch was listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act in 2024, and harvesting it in Florida waters is illegal.
Also known as
- Queen conch
- Horse conch
Conch in foreign languages
| Scientific | Strombidae |
| Hebrew | סטרומבוסיים |
| Arabic | فصيلة الدولع |
| Italian | Strombidi |
| German | Flügelschnecken |
| Greek | Στρομβίδες |
| Russian | Стромбиды |
| Chinese | 鳳凰螺科 |
| Japanese | ソデボラ科 |
| Vietnamese | Họ Ốc nhảy |
Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Not kosher. Conch are gastropod mollusks with no fins and no scales.
- Queen conch is a protected species in U.S. waters, so wild harvest is restricted.