Queen conch
Aliger gigas
Sighting evidence at Grace Bay Reef, Turks and Caicos Islands
Queen conch are a keystone grazer on Caribbean sandy flats, consuming algae and detritus that would otherwise smother seagrass beds. The Turks and Caicos maintain one of the few remaining legally harvested wild conch fisheries in the Caribbean, and the protected park areas around Grace Bay support dense populations recovering from decades of overfishing.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Queen conch is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.